World Wetlands Day 2023

A number of environmentalists gathered in 1971 to reaffirm their love and protection for wetlands, which are the microenvironments of trees and shrubs, and living things found within water bodies and which promote the health of the environment in abundant amounts to not only bodies of water but to environments as a whole. World Wetlands Day is an annual celebration of wetlands that has its roots in the environment. The Ramsar treaty point when it comes to this status in "the Iranian city of Ramsar on the beaches of the Caspian Sea," according to the inception of World Wetlands Day. The World Wetlands Secretary Office is originally from Gland, Switzerland.

What is the theme of world wetland day 2023?

To put emphasis and aid in increasing public understanding of the value of wetlands, a topic is chosen each year. There are many different types of events that nations hold to increase awareness, including talks, seminars, nature hikes, kid's art competitions, sampan races, society clean-up days, broadcast and television discussions, letters to newspapers, the introduction of new wetland regulations, new Ramsar Sites, and new national programs.

Wetlands Restoration is anticipated to be the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2023, and it will focus on the restoration of wetlands.

2022          Wetlands action for people and Nature
2021          Wetlands and water
2020          Wetlands and Biodiversity
2019          Wetlands and Climate Change
2018          Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future
2017          Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction
2016          Wetlands For Our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods
2015          Wetlands For Our Future
2014          Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth
2013          Wetlands Take Care of Water
2012          Wetland Tourism: A great experience
2011          Forests for water and wetlands
2010          Caring for wetlands – An answer to climate change

Why do we celebrate wetlands day?

Though it wasn't observed until 1997, World Wetlands Day is now observed annually on the second of February. This day honors the impact that wetlands have had on the global economy and on bringing people together for the good of the environment. This day also promotes global knowledge because wetlands are important for both the planet and humanity.

On this day, community guardians and environmental enthusiasts join together to celebrate their love of nature and to recognize the benefits that wetlands have provided to not only humans but also to many other types of living things. Wetlands are currently experiencing a number of ecological issues as a result of human building.

What is World Wetland Day? 

Every year on February 2, people worldwide celebrate World Wetlands Day. On this day in 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the beaches of the Caspian Sea, the Convention on Wetlands was adopted.

Since 1997, the Conventions on Wetlands Secretariat has offered educational resources to help inform the general public about the significance and worth of wetlands.

What is meant by wetland day?

Wetlands are habitats where water plays a major role in regulating the climate and the plant and animal life that goes along with it. A broad definition of wetlands encompasses both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, including all freshwater lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas, and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reefs, as well as all man-made sites like fishponds, rice paddies, reservoirs, and saltpans.

Given the intrinsic worth of this natural ecosystem and its features and services, together with its contributions to sustainable growth and human well-being in the areas of environment, climate, ecology, social and economic development, science, education, culture, recreation, and aesthetics, these lands are essential to both people and nature.