World Wetlands Day 2024 – Theme for World Wetland Day

World Wetlands Day 2024:- World Wetland Day is celebrated every year all across the world to commemorate the Convention on Wetlands the Ramsar Convention which was held on the 2nd of February in 1971 in the city of Ramsar, Iran at the Caspian Sea coasts. It started celebrating for the first time in the year 1997.

WORLD WETLANDS DAY

World Wetland Day 2024 will be celebrated on 2nd February, on Friday.



HOW IT IS CELEBRATED?

To celebrate this event, a variety of programs like seminars, lectures, nature walks, sampan race, poster exhibitions, video films screening, slideshows based on the wetland, art and quiz competitions, painting competitions, photography exhibitions, community cleanup, interviews on radio and television and etc takes place at the national level at many places. 




WHY IT IS CELEBRATED?

 It is celebrated to promote the proper use of wetlands and their resources. The event is celebrated by organizing a symposium (related to an event) in the presence of the Honorable Minister of State for Forests, Environment, and Ecology. The event is celebrated by the participation of school students, conservationists, members of the panchayat, academicians, scientists, and the common masses.

WORLD WETLANDS DAY CELEBRATIONS IN INDIA

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year in Ahmedabad, India by organizing several activities involving both children and adults.

 


WWF-India organizes a full-day program at Asan Barrage, Dehradun, run by school students, in association with the Samedi and Chakrata Forest Division and Uttarakhand Forest Department.

WORLD WETLANDS DAY THEME

The theme for world wetland day 2022 isWetlands Action for People and Nature”.

1. The theme for world wetland day 2001 was “Wetland world – A world to discover!”.
2. The theme for world wetland day 2002 was “Wetlands: Water, Life, and Culture”.
3. The theme for world wetland day 2003 was “No wetlands – no water”.
4. The theme for world wetland day 2004 was “From Mountains to the Sea – Wetlands at Work for Us”.
5. The theme for world wetland day 2005 was “Cultural and biological diversity in wetlands” and the slogan was “There’s wealth in wetland diversity – don’t lose it”.
6. The theme for world wetland day 2006 was “Wetlands as a tool in poverty alleviation”.
7. The theme for world wetland day 2007 was “Fish for tomorrow?”.
8. The theme for world wetland day 2008 was “Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People”.
9. The theme for world wetland day 2009 was “Upstream-Downstream: Wetlands connect us all”.
10. The theme for world wetland day 2010 was “Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change”.
11. The theme for world wetland day 2011 was “wetlands and forests – forests for water and wetlands”.
12. The theme for world wetland day 2012 was “Wetlands and Tourism”.
13. The theme for world wetland day 2013 was “Wetlands take care of water”.
14. The theme for world wetland day 2014 was “Wetlands and Agriculture”.
15. The theme for world wetland day 2015 was “Wetlands for Our Future”.
16. The theme for world wetland day 2016 was “Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods”.
17. The theme for world wetland day 2017 was “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction”.
18. The theme for world wetland day 2018 was “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”.
19. The theme for world wetland day 2018 was “Wetlands and climate change”.
20. The theme for world wetland day 2020 is “Wetlands and Biodiversity”.

21. The theme for world wetland day 2021 is “Wetlands and Water”

22. The theme for world wetland day 2022 isWetlands Action for People and Nature”.

 

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