World Wetlands Day: 02 February

World Wetlands Day: 02 February

• The World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 all over the world.
• The day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
• World Wetlands Day was first celebrated in 1997.
• 2022 marks 51 years of the Convention on Wetlands.
• The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2022 is ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’. 

Points to Remember:

1. When is World Wetlands Day observed?
2. Theme of World Wetlands Day 2022?