Environment

Fourteen wetlands in Thailand have been designated as RAMSAR Wetlands of International Importance and the list is presented below.

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The RAMSAR Convention is an international treaty aimed towards the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

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A pingo is a mound of earth-covered ice that can reach up to 230 ft in height, and is found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world.

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A hoodoo is a slender and tall spire of rock protruding from the base of an arid drainage basin or badland.

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Eco-efficiency is regarded as one of the best tools to promote a transformation from unsustainable development to sustainable development.

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Yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock by wind abrasion by dust and sand, and the deflation process.

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An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef partially or completely surrounding a lagoon and is a common oceanic landform found in many parts of the world.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina's national parks are instrumental in the protection of the biodiversity and cultural heritage of the country.

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Fertile low-lying grassy plains that are found in sections of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland are called machairs.

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When sea caves grow landwards and upwards to be exposed at the surface, it results in a blowhole. Water often gushes out of the blowhole with great force.

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An area of open water surrounded by sea ice is called a polynya. Polynyas support a wide variety of marine organisms.

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National Wildlife Refuges are protected areas in the United States managed by the USWS and are meant for the conservation of rare and endangered wildlife.

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The Ramsar sites of DRC are vital in the conservation of wildlife of the country, and provide a safe haven to the rare and endangered flora and fauna of DRC.

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Often associated with flashfloods, an arroyo is a stream bed or dry creek that temporarily fills and flows after sufficient rainfall.

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Occurring in polar and subpolar climates, palsas are low ovular frost heaves containing ice lenses which are permanently frozen.

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When magma heats ground or surface water, it results in an explosion of water, steam, rock, and ash, called a phreatic eruption.

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Occurring in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, an esker is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel.

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A cirque, also called a corrie or cwm, is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

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When two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys, it results in a knife-like, ridge of rock in the center called the Arête.

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The systematic extermination of sparrows in China during the Four Pest Campaign led to large-scale ecological disaster

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