Conservation

3 notes tagged Conservation.

• Environment

  Wetlands and the Ramsar Convention

  What wetlands are, why they matter, how the Ramsar Convention actually works, and the criteria that have nothing to do with National Park status.

• Environment

  Indian Wildlife and Biodiversity Hotspots

  The criteria that define a biodiversity hotspot, India's four hotspots and their endemism numbers, and how two key wildlife Acts pull in different directions.

• Art & Culture

  UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

  The three site categories, ten selection criteria, nomination process and Danger List, plus India's 45 sites from Kaziranga to Khajuraho, for Prelims.