Consider the statements regarding Asan Conservation Reserve: 1. It is declared as the Ramsar site. 2. It is situated in the Nagaon district of Assam. Which among the above statements is/are correct?

The correct answer is 1 only . Key Points Asan Conservation Reserve has recently been declared as the Ramsar Site . Hence, statement 1 is correct . It is located on the banks of the Yamuna river near the Dehradun district in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand . Hence, statement 2 is not correct . ACR is a human-made wetland that cleared five out of the nine criteria needed to be declared a Ramsar Site and get identified as a Wetland of International Importance (Roy 2020). The criteria cleared are: rare species and threatened ecological communities biological diversity support during critical life cycle stage or in adverse conditions more than one percent waterbird population and fish spawning grounds Asan wetland is a 444 ha portion running along the Asan River, stretching to the confluence with the Yamuna River. Asan serves as a migration corridor between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and reserved and protected forests in the region. Additional Information Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. I t is named after the Iranian city of Ramsar , on the Caspian Sea, where the treaty was signed on 2 February 1971. Wetlands provide a wide range of important resources and ecosystem services such as food, water, fiber, groundwater recharge, water purification, flood moderation, erosion control, and climate regulation. 10 wetlands in India were recognised by the Ramsar Convention in January 2020. These are Nandur Madhameshwar in Maharashtra, Keshopur-Miani, Beas Conservation Reserve and Nangal in Punjab, and Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and SarsaiNawar in Uttar Pradesh.