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World Wetlands Day – 02 February
February 4 , 2018
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- The World Wetland Day (WWD) is observed every year on 2nd February to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet.
- The 2018 theme ‘Wetlands for a sustainable urban future’ marks the role of healthy wetlands play in making cities and towns liveable.
- This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
- India is a party to the Convention since 1982
- .The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal Ministry for wetlands conservation in India.
- World Wetland Day was celebrated in year 1997 for the first time.
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