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World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February each year. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Since 1997, wetland management and conservation groups use the opportunity to undertake events and actions aimed at raising public awareness about the convention, as well as wetland values and benefits.

Little Pied Cormorant Photo by SEQ Catchments

 

Information materials to support outreach activities for World Wetlands Day 2023 are now available to download from the Ramsar Convention website at www.worldwetlandsday.org. This year’s theme is ‘Wetlands Restoration’ highlighting its urgent need to be prioritised.

A campaign toolkit has been developed to facilitate communication and it includes key messages and ideas for how to get involved.

Other information materials to download include:

  • A poster
  • Four infographic sheets
  • A PowerPoint presentation

Also available are a Children's colouring poster, a T-shirt design and logos as well as InDesign files to facilitate translation into other languages.

The Australian Government is also preparing an edition of the online Wetlands Australia magazine, which will be available later in February 2023.

Restoring wetlands for the future of our planet - A panel discussion on World Wetlands Day 2023

Restoring wetlands for the future of our planet - Queensland Museum

Events pages from Queensland Natural Resource Management Groups

Brisbane City Council (includes non-government groups)

Events and activities at Environment Centres

Fraser Coast Regional Council

Events and activities

Moreton Bay Regional Council

Events

World Wetlands Day at Osprey House

Redland Bay City Council

World Wetlands Day Community Planting - register here.

Are you hosting an event?

Event organisers can upload their events on the World Wetlands Day global map. If you have a World Wetlands Day activity that you would like listed on WetlandInfo please email wetlands♲des.qld.gov.au.

Last updated: 19 January 2023

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2012) Events, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 December 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/events/

Queensland Government
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