{"id":27006,"date":"2025-12-29T11:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/?page_id=27006"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:50:59","slug":"wetlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27006\" class=\"elementor elementor-27006\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba914cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba914cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5caab2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5caab2a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327acfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"327acfb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33533eb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"33533eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wetlands\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tiger.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26961\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Wetland and Biodiversity<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b8d9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0b8d9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7340256 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7340256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/forests\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tree.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26967\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">CPRs and Forest<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbda6af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbda6af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbce8a6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bbce8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/water\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26968\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Water Institution and Sustainability<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd06b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbd06b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5178ae2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5178ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/marine\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/india_boat.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26965\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Marine Ecosystems and Sustainability<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9f844 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b9f844\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9041c09 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9041c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/agriculture\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/plough.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26966\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Agriculture Environment and Economics\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b165f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7b165f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585f725 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"585f725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/pollution\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-66.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-27342\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Industrial Pollution and Policy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64de77b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64de77b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec76a6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0ec76a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/health\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/child2.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26970\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\tEnvironment Health and Economics<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fdfcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09fdfcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6fc07 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3c6fc07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/national\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/india_earth.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26971\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">National, International Policy Issues\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0790b54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0790b54\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844c904 pxl-heading-layout-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_heading\" data-id=\"844c904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-heading-wrap d-flex layout1\">\n    <div class=\"pxl-heading-inner center\">\n                <h4 class=\"heading-title\">\n            <span>Wetlands and Biodiversity<\/span>        <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2b013 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d2b013\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb87a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"fb87a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_text_editor-fb87a0a-1226\" class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrap d-flex \" >\n\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Five of the projects under this theme explore the economy-wetlands inter-linkages through case studies from across the country. Another four projects attempt valuation of Protected Areas or forests. A range of valuation methods are used by the case studies in various parts of India. Analysis of primary and secondary data, results and policy implications should be of great value.<\/span><\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Urban wetlands<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Wetlands located in the urban areas provide a range of economic and ecological services to the society. The importance and contribution of the urban wetlands in the sustenance of the urban agglomerations is often not appreciated and understood. EERC funded four projects under this theme viz. East Calcutta wetlands, Bhoj wetland in Bhopal, Yamuna river in Delhi and Lake Nainital in Himalayas. The fifth project tries to link the interactions between degradation of several water bodies and wetlands and economic development in the state of West Bengal.<\/span><\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Protected area Economics<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Four projects, examine the protected area-economics interface in the context of Gir forests, Bhitarkanita mangroves and Pench National Park and the forests in Western Ghats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d837d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d837d91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b3b36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38b3b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fceef78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fceef78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"50%\"><p align=\"center\"><a class=\"myLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wetlands\/#full_report\"><b><span class=\"eheFont\" style=\"color: #c02060; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><u><span style=\"color: #ff3300; font-size: medium;\">Full Report<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p><\/td><td width=\"50%\"><p align=\"center\"><a class=\"myLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/env_ex.pdf\"><b><span class=\"eheFont\" style=\"color: #c02060; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><u><span style=\"color: #ff3300; font-size: medium;\">Executive Summary<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h4 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"full_report\"><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Wetland and Biodiversity<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h4><table class=\"data\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"3\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"62%\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Project<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"38%\"><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Principal Investigator<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_RuchiBadola.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Valuation of the Bhitarkanika Mangrove Ecosystem for Ecological Security and Sustainable Resource Use\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Ruchi Badola, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_AmitaShah.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Conservation of Gir Ecosystem: Assessment of Benefits and Costs under Alternative Management Systems\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Amita Shah, GIDR, Ahmedabad<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_AnjaliKulkarni.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Economics of Protected Area: A Case Study of Pench National Park\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Anjali Kulkarni, Nagpur University, Nagpur<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation: The Case of Tropical Forests in the Western Ghats\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">K N Ninan, Insititute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_LallanPrasad.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Valuation of Ecological Functions and Benefits: A Case Study of Wetland Ecosystems Along the Yamuna River Corridors of Delhi Region\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/pdf\/WB_FR_LallanPrasad.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Lallan Prasad, University of Delhi, Delhi<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_MadhuVerma.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Economic Valuation of Bhoj Wetlands for Sustainable Use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_MadhuVerma.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Madhu Verma, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_SPSingh.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Integrated Management of Water Resources of Lake Nainital and its Watershed: An Environmental Economics Approach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_SPSingh.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">S P Singh, Kumaon University, Nainital<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_KunalChattopadhyay.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Environmental Conservation and Valuation of East Calcutta Wetlands\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Kunal Chattopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" width=\"62%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_TKDas.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Degradation of Water Bodies and Wetlands in West Bengal: Interaction with Economic Development\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"myLink\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lybclients.in\/irade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WB_FR_TKDas.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/eerc\/images\/pdf_logo.gif\" width=\"29\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td><td align=\"left\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">T K Das, Jadavpur University, Kolkata<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wetland and Biodiversity CPRs and Forest Water Institution and Sustainability Marine Ecosystems and Sustainability Agriculture Environment and Economics Industrial Pollution and Policy Environment Health and Economics National, International Policy Issues Wetlands and Biodiversity Five of the projects under this theme explore the economy-wetlands inter-linkages through case studies from across the country. 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