Discuss the ecological and socio-economic importance of wetlands in India. Why are urban wetlands rapidly vanishing and what are the conservation strategies?

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment (EIA), climate change, Paris agreement, green energy.

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Wetlands Ecological Importance, Vanishing Urban Wetlands, Flood Cushioning & Aquifer Recharge

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