▁Land ▁is ▁the ▁legal ▁authority ▁for ▁land ▁management ▁including ▁wet lands . ▁ ▁Bang l adesh ▁is ▁sign atory ▁to ▁C BD , ▁C MS , ▁C IT ES ▁and ▁R ams ar ▁Convention . ▁No ▁national ▁level ▁initi ative ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁for ▁water bird s . ▁But ▁self - fund ed ▁water bird ▁census ▁is ▁undert aken ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁selected ▁habit ats . ▁India ▁India ▁is ▁the ▁core ▁country ▁of ▁the ▁C AF ▁and ▁supports ▁ 2 5 7 ▁species ▁of ▁water ▁birds . ▁Of ▁these , ▁ 8 1 ▁species ▁are ▁mig rat ory ▁birds ▁of ▁C AF ▁conservation ▁concern , ▁including ▁three ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed ▁species , ▁six ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁near ▁threatened ▁species . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁For ests ▁is ▁the ▁nod al ▁ag ency ▁for ▁developing ▁strategy ▁and ▁action ▁plans ▁and ▁man aging ▁national , ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁program mes ▁on ▁water ▁birds ▁and ▁wet lands ▁conservation . ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁action ▁plans ▁is ▁through ▁the ▁states ▁environment ▁and ▁for ests ▁ag encies ▁with ▁complement ing ▁activities ▁provided ▁by ▁many ▁academic ▁institutions , ▁N GO - con serv ation ▁organizations , ▁professional ▁institutions ▁and ▁international ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁National ▁government ▁institutions ▁involved ▁in ▁mig rat ory ▁water bird s ▁and ▁wet lands ▁research / management ▁include : . ▁Zo ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India , ▁S ál im ▁Ali ▁Centre ▁for ▁Or n ith ology ▁and ▁Natural ▁History , ▁Wild life ▁Institute ▁of ▁India , ▁Indian ▁Institute