World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2nd February annually to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2nd 1971. It is celebrated to raise awareness among all sections of the society about values and functions of wetlands, utilization of their resources and their environmental importance. Each year, a global theme is adopted to focus attention and help raise public awareness about the value of wetlands.
The theme for 2023 is ‘Wetland restoration’ – This year’s theme highlights the urgent need to prioritize wetland
restoration, and calls on an entire generation to take steps to revive and restore degraded wetlands. The theme
builds on – and contributes to the efforts to heal the planet as championed by the UN Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration.
Past celebrations :
In 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) celebrated the World
Wetland Day (Vishwa Ardra Bhoomi Diwas) virtually. That year’s theme was ‘Wetlands and Water’. The event was streamed
live on the official YouTube Channel
Ministry celebrations of the World Wetlands Day in recent years:
- Brief Report on national-level celebration of World Wetlands Day 2022
- WWD 2021 celebrated at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi and virtually
- WWD 2020 celebrated at Keetham Wetland, Uttar Pradesh
- WWD 2019 celebrated at Bhitarkanika, Odisha
- WWD 2018 celebrated at Deepor Beel, Assam

World Wetland Day 2020 Celebration at Keetham, UP

World Wetland Day 2020 Celebration at Sikkim
