Past Themes of World Wetlands Day

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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.

WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Here are the past themes since 1997.

     1997: Wetlands: a Source of Life

  1998: Water for Wetlands, Wetlands for Water

  1999: People and Wetlands: the Vital Link

  2000: Celebrating Our Wetlands of International Importance

  2001: Wetlands World-A World to Discover

  2002: Wetlands: Water,Life,and Culture

  2003: No Wetlands - No Water

  2004: From the Mountains to the Sea,Wetlands at Work for Us

  2005: Culture and Biological Diversities of Wetlands

  2006: Wetland as a Tool in Poverty Alleviation 2007: Wetlands and Fisheries

  2008: Healthy Wetland, Healthy People

     2009: Upstream-Downstream: Wetlands connect us all

     2010: Wetlands, Biodiversity, and Climate Change

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