Nepal's Ramsar Wetlands

RAMSAR Wetland convention is the convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. The convention is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. According to the official webpage of the convention, there are presently 156 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1676 wetland sites, totaling 150 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Nepal accessed RAMSAR wetland convention in 1988. Currently, eight wetlands and lakes from Nepal are listed in RAMSAR wetland. Following are the wetlands and date of listing from Nepal.

1. Koshi Tappu wetland (1987)
2. Beeshazar and associated lakes (2003)
3. Ghodaghodi lake area (2003)
4. Jagadishpur reservoir (2003)
5. Gokyo and associated lakes (2007)
6. Gosaikunda and associated lakes (2007)
7. Phoksundo lake (2007)
8. Rara lake (2007)

Detail information on each wetland is available on: http://assets.panda.org/downloads/wetlands_nepal.pdf

For more information on RAMSAR Wetland, visit http://www.ramsar.org/