The Ramsar Convention on wetland protection was signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.

As of March 2013, there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,627 hectares (3,320,170 acres) in Pakistan.[1]

Ramsar Convention wetland sites

The following is a list of sites protected under this treaty:

Site Code Name[1] District Province Description Image
2PK009Astola (Haft Talar) IslandBalochistan
2PK002Chashma BarrageMianwali DistrictPunjab
2PK017Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland ComplexSindh
2PK007Drigh LakeSindh
2PK008Haleji LakeSindh
2PK010Hub DamSindh, Balochistan
2PK018Indus DeltaSindh
2PK011Indus Dolphin ReserveSindh
2PK012Jiwani Coastal WetlandBalochistan
2PK013Jubho LagoonSujawal DistrictSindh
2PK006Kinjhar (Kalri) LakeThatta DistrictSindh
2PK014Miani HorLasbela DistrictBalochistan
2PK015Nurri LagoonBadin DistrictSindh
2PK016Ormara Turtle BeachesBalochistan
2PK019Runn of KutchSindh
2PK004Tanda DamKohat DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaMigratory birds from Caspian and Siberia stay here in winters
2PK003Taunsa BarrageMuzaffargarh DistrictPunjab
2PK001Thanedar WalaBannu DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaWetland bird migration route
2PK005Uchhali ComplexKhushab DistrictPunjab
N/ATanda DamKohat DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

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