Regular monitoring of wetlands is an essential element of management for ‘wise use'. Indeed, the Ramsar convention … examples of monitoring of tropical wetlands on a sustained basis in the world. In the present study, we quantified land use …

environmental history highlights a governance change that has contributed to “black boxing” the wetland’s functional environment and …

In the Gangetic flood plain of West Bengal, wetlands are used for multiple purposes, and have significant role in the …. Attempts to classify wetlands according to their uses across ecological zones and to do their economic valuation are very … wetlands are not evaluated in the study …

Introduction -- Wetlands in India -- The wetland sites studied -- Collection of data and sampling designs -- Socio … the survey -- Perceptions about the wetlands -- Valuations of the wetlands : a positive new approach -- Major findings …

, floodplain wetlands (locally called as beel), Reservoirs, tanks etc. The floodplain wetlands constitute the most important … fishery resource covering an area of more than 100,875 hectares in Brahmaputra basin. These wetlands support rich capture … fisheries that sustain the livelihood of a large number of fisher families. These wetlands are being administered and controlled …