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The Wetland Shield: How India Learned to Protect Its Dying Lakes

A complete guide to India's wetland protection ecosystem — from the Ramsar Convention to the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017, Conservation Reserves to Eco-Sensitive Zones, and the Supreme Court's new nationwide 10-km mining ban that changed the game for every wetland conservation reserve in the country. One line in a courtroom on 4 August 2026, and a single Uttarakhand lake's protection became national law.