Why in News?
Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh was designated India's 101st Ramsar site, becoming the first wetland from the State to enter the Ramsar List.
Why is Glaw Lake important?
- Glaw Lake is a freshwater wetland located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in the Eastern Himalayas.
- Its Ramsar recognition highlights its biodiversity and ecological role, including water regulation and support for local communities.
- A Ramsar site is a wetland recognised as internationally important under the Ramsar Convention.
Exam Connect
- Ramsar Convention → adopted in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971
- Glaw Lake → first Ramsar site of Arunachal Pradesh
- Kamlang Tiger Reserve → Arunachal Pradesh