India

Party to the following agreements and conventions

Convention name	Geographic scope	National Parties / Signatories	Convention Party / Signatory	Range State
African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)	Regional	0
Agreement on the Convention of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)	Global	0
Barcelona Convention	Regional	0
Bonn Agreement (environment)	Regional	0
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nairobi, 1992	Global	0
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas	Global	0
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980	Global	0
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Bern, 1979	Regional	0
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, (CMS), Bonn, 1979	Global	0
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, (CITES), Washington DC, 1973	Global	0
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992	Global	0
Kyoto Protocol - greenhouse gas emission reductions	Global	0
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Ramsar, 1971	Global	0
UNESCO World Heritage Convention	Global	0
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)	Global	0
Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia	Regional	0

Convention on Biological Diversity
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)
Many Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are designated, or potentially qualify for designation, as wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) on the basis of their waterbird populations. This section presents data on those IBAs so far identified as potential Ramsar sites.

No of potential Ramsar sites	172
Fully recognised as Ramsar sites	11
Partially recognised	5
Not recognised	156

India at a glance

Land area

3,287,263 km²

BirdLife Partner

Bombay Natural History Society

Species
Total number of birds	1,212
Globally threatened birds	84
Country endemics	78
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	554
Total IBA area	194,316 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	12

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: India. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/india on 22/11/2024.

Land area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas