As Việt Nam's first Ramsar site and one of Southeast Asia's earliest internationally recognised wetlands, Xuân ThủyNational Park is home to extensive mangrove forests, rich mudflats and habitats supporting hundreds of rare plant and animal species.
The office-bearers of the Chennai chapter call for a scientific delineation of the present 1-km influence zone. They allege that the curbs have affected over 1 lakh patta holders and may impact business activity worth more than ₹51,700 crore ....
The project was alleged to fell within the Ramsar site ... Our concern is only with the additional 550 hectares included when the marsh was designated a Ramsar site in 2022.
...Division and the district administration to form a committee to look into the matter.”Asan was designated a Ramsar site in 2020 and remains Uttarakhand’s only wetland with the international tag.