Context:
Recently, Save Wetlands Campaign concluded with huge success
Save Wetland Campaign:
- Launched by – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
- Launched on – World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2023 (2nd February )
- Structured on a “whole of society” approach for wetlands conservation.
- Activities delineated under the Amrit Dharohar initiative
- Theme of WWD – ‘Wetlands and human wellbeing’
- Aim– wetlands conservation, enabling affirmative actions for wetlands conservation at all levels of the society and involving all strata of the society
- It is in line with the Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) and follows the philosophy of Mission Sahbhagita.
India’s wetlands – Roughly equals to about 4.8% of its geographical area.
Mission Sahbhagita:
- Launched by – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
- Launched in – 2022.
- Aim – To have a healthy and effectively managed network of wetlands of national and international significance.
- It enables a society ownership approach for wise use of Wetlands ad participatory conservation
Amrit Dharohar:
- Lauded as part of the 2023-24 budget announcement
- Aim – To be implemented in convergence with various Central Government ministries and agencies, State Wetland Authorities, and a network of formal and informal institutions and individuals, working together for a common cause.
- MoEF&CC has collaborated with –
- Ministry of Tourism (MoT) for enhancing nature tourism around Ramsar Sites
- Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), for developing digital educational content for school students across the country
- National Museum for Natural History (NMNH) and Eco-Clubs under the National Green Corps programme for engaging school and college students in different activities and raising mass awareness.
Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE):
- An India-led global mass movement
- Aim – To nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the environment.
- Launched on – 2021 – The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
- It emboldens P3 model – Pro Planet People.
- It functions on the basic principles of ‘Lifestyle of the planet, for the planet and by the planet’.
- It aims at following a 3-pronged strategy –
- Nudging individuals to practice simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives (demand)
- Enabling industries and markets to respond swiftly to the changing demand (supply)
- To influence government and industrial policy to support both sustainable consumption and production (policy).
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Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs:
Wetland/Lake: Location
1. Hokera Wetland Punjab
2. Renuka Wetland Himachal Pradesh
3. Rudrasagar Lake Tripura
4. Sasthamkotta Tamil Nadu
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) Only three pairs
(d) All four pairs
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Option 1 is not correct:
Hokera Wetland – Jammu and Kashmir
Option 4 is ot correct:
Sasthamkotta – Kerala
