February 2 is World Wetlands Day (WWD) - established in 1997 to mark the signing of the International Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
On Feb 2, 2011, World Wetlands Day will celebrate its 40th anniversary. "Wetlands and Forests" will be the theme for 2011.Governments, NGOs and citizen groups mark WWD by taking action to raise public awareness of the importance and value of wetlands.
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• New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America
• Flood of new wetlands on the drawing board
• A snapshot of China's wetlands
• China to take actions on biodiversity conservation in 2010
• Lhalu Wetland attracts 2,000 migrant birds in winter
• Scientists: H5N1 outbreak related to bird migration
• Swans at Yellow River wetland
• Fourth island wetland emerging
• China sets up wetland research institute
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• The Ramsar Convention-40th anniversary
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