Ramsar convention is the only global environment treaty dealing with a particular ecosystem. Which of the following ecosystem is covered under Ramsar Convention?

a) Grassland
b) Wetland
c) Tropical rain forest
d) Cold desert

Ans- b

Explanation- Ramsar Convention is an international treatyfor the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands.  It is named after the city ofRamsar in Iran, where the Convention was signed in 1971.

Contracting Parties meet every three years as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP) to administer the work of the Convention and improve the way in which the Parties are able to implement its objectives. Total COP are 169.

The most recent COP12 was held in  Uruguay in 2015.

COP13 will take place in Dubai,United Arab Emirates, in 2018.

The Convention includeswetlands as-  all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reefs, and all human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans.

List of ramsar sites in India

You can read more about Ramsar convention here.