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World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February each year. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Since 1997, wetland management and conservation groups use the opportunity to undertake events and actions aimed at raising public awareness about the convention, as well as wetland values and benefits.

Little Pied Cormorant Photo by SEQ Catchments

 

Information materials to support outreach activities for World Wetlands Day 2024 are available to download from the Ramsar Convention website at www.worldwetlandsday.org. This year’s theme is ‘Wetlands and Human Wellbeing’. Wetlands and people are connected, with wetlands contributing to water, food, livelihoods, culture, biodiversity and climate change mitigation for our wellbeing.

A campaign toolkit has been developed to facilitate communication and it includes key messages and ideas for how to get involved.

Other information materials to download include:

  • A poster
  • Six infographic sheets
  • A PowerPoint presentation

Also available are a Children's colouring poster, a T-shirt design and logos as well as InDesign files to facilitate translation into other languages.

The Australian Government is also preparing an edition of the online Wetlands Australia magazine, which will be available later in February 2024.

Events pages from Queensland Natural Resource Management Groups

Brisbane City Council

Events and activities at Environment Centres

World Wetlands Day at Boondall Wetlands

Fraser Coast Regional Council

Events and activities

Ipswich City Council (in partnership with West Moreton Landcare)

World Wetlands Day community planting at the Masons Gully Bushcare site in Rosewood, Ipswich

City of Gold Coast

Moreton Bay Regional Council

World Wetlands Day at Osprey House - City of Moreton Bay

Are you hosting an event?

Event organisers can upload their events on the World Wetlands Day global map. If you have a World Wetlands Day activity that you would like listed on WetlandInfo please email wetlands♲des.qld.gov.au.

Last updated: 17 January 2024

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2024) Events, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 November 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/events/

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WetlandInfo   —   Department of Environment, Science and Innovation