List of Ramsar areas in Bhutan
Ramsar areas in Bhutan are protected wetlands in Bhutan according to the Ramsar Convention concluded in 1971 . These are of international importance, according to the intention of the international international treaty in particular as a habitat for water and wading birds .
Bhutan has three Ramsar areas (as of June 2017) with an area of 12.26 square kilometers .
List of Ramsar areas
| Name of the area | location | Size in km² |
Expulsion date |
Number of birds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangtey-Phobji | Gangtey | 9.7 | 2014 | |
| Bumdeling | Lhuntse District | 1.42 | 2012 | |
| Khotoka | Khotoka | 1.14 | 2012 |
Web links
- Ramsar areas in Bhutan (official site) (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, Bhutan. Protected Planet / IUCN. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
Map with all linked sites: