Ramsar Sites

The convention on wetlands “Ramsar Convention” held in 1971 Ramsar, Iran. It is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the “wise use”, or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories. Nepal showed its conservation commitment by singing the Ramsar Convention on April 17, 1988. The Koshi Tappu wetland is considered of international significance and was added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of global importance on Decenber 17, 1987. The Ramsar Bureau has designated and listed the nine Ramsar sites of Nepal including Himalayan lakes.

S.No	Ramsar Sites	District	Location	Ratification date	Area (ha)	Zone	Attitude (m)
1.	Koshi Tappu		26°39` N 086°59` E	13/08/03	17500	Terai	90
2.	Jagadishpur Reservoir	Kapilvastu	27°35` N 083°05` E	13/08/03	225	Terai	195
3.	Ghodaghodi Lake Area	Kailali	28°41` N 080°57` E	13/08/03	2,563	Terai	205
4.	Beeshazari and Associated Lakes	Chitwan	27°37` N 084°26` E	13/08/03	3,200	Terai	285
5.	Rara Lake	Mugu	29°30` N 082°05` E	23/09/07	1,583	Himal	2990
6.	Phoksundo Lake	Dolpa	29°12` N 082°57` E	23/09/07	494	Himal	3610
7.	Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes	Rasuwa	28°05` N 085°25` E	23/09/07	1,030	Himal	4700
8.	Gokyo and Associated Lakes	Solukhumbu	27°52` N 080°42` E	23/09/07	7,770	Himal	5000
9.	Mai Pokhari	Ilam			90	Midhill	2100

Designation of lake cluster of Pokhara valley (Phewa, Begnas, Rupa, Dipang, Madi, Gunde, Khaste, Neureni and Kamal Pokhari) of west Nepal in the Ramsar List.