01-Oct-2020 Theme: 'Ramsar'

(1) The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty to protect wetlands of global importance. What does ‘Ramsar’ stand for?

Answer: Ramsar is the name of the city in Iran where the treaty was first signed in 1971.

(2) With an area of more than two million hectares, what ephemeral lake system is Australia’s largest Ramsar site?

Answer: Coongie Lakes, in the Lake Eyre Basin.

(3) Jock’s Lagoon is the smallest Ramsar site in Australia, covering just 18 hectares. Where is it?

Answer: North East Tasmania.

(4) Australia has the third most Ramsar sites of any country in the world - 65 in all. Which country has the most? Which has the second most? (one point each).

Answer: United Kingdom (170 sites) and Mexico (142 sites).

(5) In 1974, Australia was the first country in the world to designate a ‘Wetland of International Importance’ under the Ramsar Convention. What was the wetland?

Answer: Coburg Peninsula, Northern Territory.

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