Bangladesh currently has two sites on the international ‘Ramsar‘ list, a joint effort to protect the global ecosystem: they are Sundarbans and Tanguar Haor. Now Hakaluki Haor is going to get the status of a Ramsar site. If it, the largest haor in Asia, is included in the Ramsar sites, it will play a more important role as a fish and bird sanctuary and in conserving plants and wetlands.
The Ramsar Convention is a concerted effort to protect the global aquatic environment. In 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar, many countries signed an international treaty called ‘the Convention on Wetlands’. A total of 158 countries, including the United States, later signed the agreement. The agreement aims to ensure the conservation of biodiversity-rich wetlands through international co-operation, highlighting their environmental, economic and recreational importance as a safe haven for aquatic birds and other animals.
Sundarbans of Bangladesh, rich in biodiversity, was recognized as a Ramsar site on May 21, 1992. Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj, a large freshwater wetland, was included in the Ramsar sites on January 20, 2000. Hakaluki Haor, the largest haor in Asia, is going to be included in the Ramsar sites as the third protected water body in Bangladesh after these two eye-catching places.
Very nicely described the wet landscape!👍
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