THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY DEPENDS ON WETLANDS

They purify and replenish our water, and provide the fish and rice that feed billions. Wetlands act as a natural sponge against flooding and drought, and protect our coastlines. They burst with biodiversity, and are a vital means of storing carbon

Unfortunately, these benefits are not widely known. Often viewed as wasteland, 64% of our wetlands have disappeared since 1900.

Help us turn the tide on the loss and degradation of our wetlands. Support World Wetlands Day today – and beyond!

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

Each year since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands.

#WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsForOurFuture

Wetlands are important to all aspects of our life – they feed us, protect us, provide clean water & shelter young animals that we fish later. They are highly biodiverse and are dynamic systems that we can always learn more about. They are incredible! (Katherine Clare, Australia)