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Ramsar CoP15: India’s 91 sites

1 min readWetlands & Ramsar
Battle IAS current affairs title card: Ramsar CoP15: India's 91 sites (GS3 · Wetlands, 24 July 2025)

What happened

  • At Ramsar CoP15 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (23-31 July 2025), India said it has 91 Ramsar sites, Asia’s largest network, up 250% in a decade [PIB].

Background

  • Over 2 million citizens joined wetland campaigns [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Designation helps, but encroachment control is the real test.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-24): at Ramsar CoP15 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (23-31 July 2025), India said it has 91 Ramsar sites, Asia's largest network, up 250% in a decade.
  2. Designation helps, but encroachment control is the real test.
Quotable data point

At Ramsar CoP15 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (23-31 July 2025), India said it has 91 Ramsar sites, Asia's largest network, up 250% in a decade.

PIB: Ramsar CoP15, 24 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Ramsar count.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

India's Ramsar sites (July 2025)

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Ramsar CoP15, 24 Jul 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending