List of Ramsar wetland sites in Pakistan

The Ramsar Convention on wetland protection was signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. Pakistan entered into the convention on 23 November 1976.

As of March 2013, there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,807 hectares (3,320,620 acres) in Pakistan.[1]

Ramsar Convention wetland sites

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

Site number Name[1] District Province Description Image
1,063 Astola (Haft Talar) Island Balochistan  
819 Chashma Barrage Mianwali District Punjab
1,283 Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland Complex Sindh
100 Drigh Lake Sindh
101 Haleji Lake Sindh
1,064 Hub Dam Sindh, Balochistan  
1,284 Indus Delta Sindh  
1,065 Indus Dolphin Reserve Sindh
1,066 Jiwani Coastal Wetland Balochistan  
1,067 Jubho Lagoon Sujawal District Sindh
99 Kinjhar (Kalri) Lake Thatta District Sindh  
1,068 Miani Hor Lasbela District Balochistan
1,069 Nurri Lagoon Badin District Sindh
1,070 Ormara Turtle Beaches Balochistan
1,285 Runn of Kutch Sindh
98 Tanda Dam Kohat District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Migratory birds from Caspian and Siberia stay here in winters  
817 Taunsa Barrage Muzaffargarh District Punjab
97 Thanedar Wala Bannu District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wetland bird migration route
818 Uchhali Complex Khushab District Punjab Hosts the winter migratory flocks of White-headed duck. Other migratory species here include Greater flamingo, pied harrier, greylag goose and ferruginous duck.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ramsar Sites Information Service -Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance Pakistan, 19 Ramsar Site(s) covering 1,343,807 ha" (PDF). rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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