When is World Wetlands Day?

Thursday February 2nd

World Wetlands Day, the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in each year, raises concerns for the world's vanishing wetlands.

World Wetlands Day - February 2

Both permanently and seasonally, the Wetlands are a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water. Examples of wetlands include swamps, lagoons, coral reefs, and saltmarshes. The vegetation of aquatic plants makes wetlands different from other landforms or water bodies. Both aquatic and terrestrial animals are also found in Wetlands. Wetlands exist on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica.

Wetlands, for example, play a vital role in the world's ecosystem. Wetlands play a vital part in the world's climate.