World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2026 will be themed on Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage. The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has prepared and presented the official website and materials for World Wetlands Day: Next year’s campaign centres on the theme “Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage.” The campaign spotlights…
Last Saturday, February 1st, Santay Island became the epicenter of a triple celebration that highlighted its ecological richness, commitment to education, and visual history. As part of World Wetlands Day, the community also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the creation of its primary school and the inauguration of the photographic exhibition Living Wetland: The Hidden…
Wetland City is a designation under the Convention on Wetlands. A new website has launched in English and Spanish with impressive resources to inform civil society and local governments what it means to be a Wetland City and how to become one. The focus is on Latin America and the Caribbean but the many of…
Our friends at the Ramsar Regional Initiative for the Mediterranean have a new campaign called Speak Up for Wetlands. Here’s a summary but you can find out all the details on MedWet’s website. How can you get involved?We want YOU to join the campaign by recording a short video answering one key question about the…
Every country within the Convention on Wetlands has two official roles which connect people like you, carrying out wetland education, to the national government and the wetlands COP (Conference of the Parties). These roles are National Focal Points for CEPA (Communications, Capacity, Education, Participation, Awareness); one in a government role, one non-governmental. WLI members and…
Thank you to the pupils and teachers of Liceo Taller San Miguel, who share their different World Wetlands Day 2024 activities. We celebrate the World Wetlands Day by building a garden in favor of the attraction and conservation of pollinators, among which we can find the Monarch butterfly, a species that in our zone is…
Dr Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands, and Flore Lafaye de Micheaux, Europe Senior Regional Advisor for the Convention, visited WWT in London on the 6th and 7th of February. They visited the London Wetland Centre, where Dr Mumba had volunteered when she studied in London during the early 1990s. Pictured here…
Environmentalist and musician Shubert Mwarabu has shared his 2023 song about wetland restoration. Listen on Facebook. Shubert is looking for sponsorship to produce a full music video for the song. As well as with music, Shubert has engaged people through interviews and video Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in Tanzania, for World Wildlife Day. The PSAs…
In 2023, World Wetlands Day was all about restoration. Members of WLI have shared their diverse celebrations. We have been helping Conservation Without Borders connect with members of the Migratory Birds for People network. The NGO made this World Wetlands Day film for their Flight of the Osprey expedition: Samborombon Bay Conservation Unit is holding…
A spectacular 3D mural showcasing the vital importance of wetlands has been unveiled in Bristol today to celebrate World Wetlands Day, held on 2 February every year. Commissioned by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), the mural highlights this year’s World Wetland Day theme of wetland restoration. It shows a degraded wetland transforming into…