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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

World Wetlands day 2021

Information materials to support outreach activities for World Wetlands Day 2021 are now available to download from the Ramsar Convention website at www.worldwetlandsday.org. This year’s theme is “Wetlands and Water”, with ‘Water, wetlands and life – inseparable’, highlighting the vital ecological role of wetlands.

Information materials to download includes:

  • a poster
  • three digital cards
  • a factsheet
  • a PowerPoint presentation.

Also available are a Memory Game for Children, 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 in February 2021. This edition focusses on engagement, education or research activities undertaken at Australian Ramsar sites or local wetlands - including Queensland. You can subscribe to the magazine and a notification will be sent to you when it is available.

Ramsar 50th Anniversary

This year (2021) marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention). This anniversary will be celebrated throughout the year at a National, State and local level by promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands and raising awareness of their benefits.

 

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee

Find a Frog in February

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

Healthy Land and Water

Read about some of Healthy Land and Water's wetlands projects across South East Queensland

Osprey House environment centre World Wetlands Events Day

Saturday 6th of February 10am-2pm, people can visit the centre to learn about wetlands and get up close to the creatures of Ocean Life Education.

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: 22 January 2021

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2012) Events, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 October 2021. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/events/

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