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India's resolution on promoting sustainable lifestyles for the wise use of wetlands received overwhelming support and was adopted at the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands being held in Zimbabwe, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said. The resolution was backed by 172 contracting parties, six international organisation partners and other observers. It was adopted at the plenary session on Wednesday, Yadav said. The environment ministry said that by adopting this resolution, the parties have recognised the important role individual and societal choices play in wetlands conservation, and they committed to working towards a pro-planet lifestyle, within their national circumstances and contexts. "This resolution is also an important step towards the 'whole of society' approach needed for addressing wetlands conservation in the contemporary world," the ministry said in a statement. India's proposal on "Promoting Sustainable Lifestyle