World Wetlands Day
The World Wetlands Day is held annually since 1997 on February 2 committed, in memory of the Ramsar agreement (Convention on Wetlands, especially as a habitat for water and wading birds of international importance) , by the UNESCO was initiated. The day is designed to improve public awareness of the value and benefits of wetlands .
See also
Web links
Commons : World Wetlands Day - collection of images, videos and audio files
- www.ramsar.org - Text of the Ramsar Agreement (German)
- www.ramsar.org - World Wetlands Day 2011 (English)