World Wetlands Day

Each year on February 2, World Wetlands Day is recognized. It is an annual celebration emphasizing the vital importance of wetlands to the world's ecological health and of efforts to conserve these invaluable habitats. The Earth’s wetlands purify and replenish our water, provide food and sustenance, protect coastlines and act as a natural sponge against flooding and drought. The environmental focus specifically includes an emphasis on important wetland categories, such as wildlife, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, environmental health and habitats, ecosystems, plants and pollution. The day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran.

For more information, visit WorldWetlandsDay.org.