World Wetlands Day
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 (All day)
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 (All day)
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Saturday, February 2, 2013 (All day)
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 (All day)
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Monday, February 2, 2015 (All day)
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 (All day)
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 (All day)
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Friday, February 2, 2018 (All day)
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 (All day)
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 (All day)
World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.
World Wetlands Day was first celebrated in 1997. Since then government agencies, non-government organisations and community groups have celebrated World Wetlands Day by undertaking actions to raise public awareness of wetland values and benefits and promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
World Wetlands Day 2011
The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2011 is "wetlands and forests - forests for water and wetlands" in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Forests
Forests play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle and as a consequence, in the health of wetlands. Forested wetlands, include habitats such as mangroves, nipah swamps, freshwater swamp forests, forested peatlands and seasonally flooded forests. These wetlands are important as they deliver significant ecosystem services, are cradles of biological diversity, and support populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.
