World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to focus on all wetlands - no matter the size The theme of World Wetland Day 2021 is "Wetlands and Water", calling on the world to focus on wetlands and protect ...

Celebrated each year on 2 February, World Wetlands Day highlights in 2026 the theme “Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage”, underscoring the deep and enduring connections ...

As a consequence, wetlands all over the world are continually modified and reclaimed at great cost. Since, 1900 more than half the world's wetlands have disappeared. The root cause of much wetland ...

Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness of the vital role of wetlands for people, nature and culture. This year’s theme, ‘Protecting Wetlands for Our ...

Many folks across the world were treated to a mixed reaction from the groundhogs on Monday, Feb. 2, with some calling for an early spring and others saying there will be six more weeks of winter, but ...

Feb. 2 marks World Wetlands Day, an annual observance that often flies under the radar yet deserves our full attention. The day commemorates the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, commonly known ...

This ecosystem by many names—bogs, swamps, bayous, marshes, billabongs, fens, vernal pools, lagoons and other waterlogged fields and forests all fall under the broad wetland category. If water, salty ...

WATSONVILLE — In 1971, with an increasing global focus on protecting the environment, a treaty was signed at the Ramsar Convention in Iran to highlight the significance of wetlands and strive toward ...

On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hung overhead, ...

Hikers geared up outside of the Carol H. Sweet Nature Center on the Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve before heading out on an exploration through history Feb. 1 in celebration of World Wetlands Day.