QUESTION 7
GS3
10 marks
What is a wetland? Explain the Ramsar concept of ‘wise use’ in the context of wetland conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites from India.
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150 words
What the examiner wants
Define wetland, explain the Ramsar 'wise use' idea and cite two Indian Ramsar sites.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Definition: areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, including marine water not deeper than 6 m at low tide≈30 words
- 2Wise use: maintaining ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development; use, not lock-up≈30 words
- 3Practice: integrated management plans, community participation, monitoring, restoration≈30 words
- 4Examples: Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo (Rajasthan), or Loktak (Manipur)≈30 words
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Answer plan
DefinitionRamsar ConventionWise use meaningHow it worksTwo sites with a line eachConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Equating wise use with strict protection
- Naming sites without a line on why they matter
Draw this
- Map of India with the two cited sites marked
Value addition
- FactChilika and Keoladeo were India's first Ramsar sites (1981); Chilika was the first Asian site removed from the Montreux Record (2002) after restoration.Ramsar Convention Secretariat
- LawWetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 set up State Wetland Authorities.MoEFCC, 2017
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
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