It includes 42 types, grouped into three categories: Marine and coastal wetlands, inland wetlands and human-made wetlands. Rice, for example, which is a common wetland plant, is the staple diet of more than half of humanity. They said the mandate of the National Environment Management Authority was overstretched, making it easy for private developers to circumvent the law. These include the Water Act 2002, Water Resource Management Act 2007, and Environment Management and Coordination Regulations Act 2006. Already developed are draft wetlands regulations banning human activities within 30m of river and lake shores and 60m from the Indian Ocean shore.

Source: The Star March 18, 2019 15:33 UTC