Union MoEF notifies Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016

a. Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016

b. Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2015

c. Wetlands ( Management) Rules, 2016

d. Wetlands (Conservation) Rules, 2016

 

Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 14th Dec notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016 replacing Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.

The new rules seek to address the issues related to the conservation and development of wetlands in a comprehensive manner.

The provisions of the rules are:

• The wetlands shall be conserved and managed in accordance with the principle of ‘wise use’ for maintaining their ecological integrity.
• Wise use of wetlands means preserving the ecological character of wetlands through the implementation of ecosystem approaches.
• Strategies adopted to preserve wetlands should be within the context of sustainable development.
• Rules prohibit any diversion or impediment to natural water inflows and outflows of the wetland.
• Activities having or likely to have an adverse impact on the ecological character of the wetland are also prohibited.
• Wetland Authority will be set up by the State Governments or UTs to deal with wetland conservation, regulation and management. In a state, the authority will be headed by the respective Chief Minister.
• For the purpose of managing wetlands having multiple issues, the concerned State Government or UT Administration may, if required, constitute a specific Wetland Authority.

Know More About Wetlands


• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 1971 first defined wetlands.
• In simple terms, a wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally. This definition includes ponds, lakes, estuaries, reservoirs, creeks, mangroves.
• India has 757.06 thousand wetlands.
• It has total wetland area of 15.3 m ha or 4.7% of its area.

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