February 2nd World Wetlands Day

The English for World Wetlands Day is World Wetlands Day.

International Wetlands 1996 The 6th Conference of the Parties was held in Brisbane. The General Assembly adopted the strategic plan for 2002. 1996 10 In June, the Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring February 2 every year as World Wetlands Day. 1998 10 The Standing Committee decided to change the emblem. 65438+ The Seventh Meeting of States Parties was held in Costa Rica in May 1999. The Congress decided to compile a set of reference books and formally recognized Bird International, the World Conservation Union, wetlands international and the World Wide Fund for Nature as partner organizations of the Convention. The eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands will be held in Spain in 2002.

Wetland is an important field of environmental protection, and different countries and experts have different definitions of wetland. Chinese scientists define wetland as an ecosystem formed by perennial or seasonal water accumulation on land (the water depth is less than 2 meters, and the water has accumulated for more than 4 months) and over-wet land, as well as biological populations that grow and inhabit in it. Common natural wetlands are: marshes, peatlands, shallow lakes, floodplains, coastal beaches and salt marshes.

Wetland has a strong function of regulating groundwater, which can effectively store water and resist flood peak; It can purify sewage and adjust regional microclimate; Wetlands are also important habitats for aquatic animals, amphibians, birds and other wild animals. Wetlands, forests and oceans are also called the three major ecosystems in the world, which have nurtured and enriched the global biodiversity and are known as the "kidney of the earth".

However, due to people reclaiming wetlands or changing their uses, the ecological environment has been seriously damaged. For example, the flood disaster is aggravated, the trend of drought is obvious, and the biodiversity is sharply reduced.

In order to protect wetlands, more than ten countries signed an important wetland convention-Ramsar Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Wetland Convention) in Ramsar, Iran on February 2,197/kloc-0. The main function of the Convention is to protect wetlands and their biodiversity, especially waterfowl and their living environment through cooperation among governments around the world.

199610/0 In October, the Standing Committee of the International Convention on Wetlands decided to designate February 2 every year as World Wetlands Day. On this day, government agencies, organizations and citizens can take large and small actions to raise public awareness of the value and benefits of wetlands.

20 16 The theme of World Wetlands Day is "Cultural Diversity and Biological Diversity of Wetlands". Its main purpose is to advocate the government, non-governmental organizations and people of insight to take every opportunity to carry out various protection and publicity activities, and to raise public awareness of the value and significance of wetlands in protecting and enriching cultural diversity and biodiversity, so as to promote better protection and rational utilization of wetland resources.