World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February every year. This day marks the signing of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in Ramsar, Iran. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community take advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular.

 The theme of World Wetland Day 2007 is Fish for tomorrow? As fish fulfill the needs of the one billion people who rely on fish as their primary source of animal protein. Wetlands play an important role in supporting inland and coastal wetlands fish and fisheries. From large-scale, commercial fisheries to subsistence fishers, and from wild, capture fisheries to farmed fish; the critical role that coastal wetlands play as spawning and nursery areas for many marine species will be highlight of the day’s celebrations. WWD also provides an opportunity to urge the communities and relevant stakeholders for effective management of fisheries and the wetland ecosystems that support them.

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