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Date(s) - 2 February 2025
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World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an international treaty in 1971.
Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s, and we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. Yet, wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, freshwater availability, world economies and more. It is urgent that we raise national and global awareness about wetlands in order to reverse their rapid loss and encourage actions to conserve and restore them.
The theme for #WorldWetlandsDay2025 is Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future, underscoring the need for collaboration as we build a future where all people, everywhere, can continue to benefit from the life-sustaining services that wetlands provide.
Wetlands: Land areas that are saturated or flooded with water either permanently or seasonally.
Inland wetlands: Marshes, lakes, rivers, floodplains, peatlands and swamps.
Coastal wetlands: Saltwater marshes, estuaries, mangroves, lagoons and coral reefs.
Human-made wetlands: Fish ponds, rice paddies and salt pans.
