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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.

Gulf of Carpentaria coastline Photo by Gary Cranitch © Queensland Museum

 

Information materials to support outreach activities for World Wetlands Day 2026 are available to download from the Ramsar Convention website at www.worldwetlandsday.org. This year’s theme is ‘Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage’. In Queensland, wetland ecosystems are of material and cultural importance to Indigenous people; many have profound cultural significance and values.

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
  • Seven infographic sheets
  • A PowerPoint presentation
  • A video

Also available are a quote card, several social media cards and a guide, a Children's colouring poster, a T-shirt design, and logos as well as InDesign files to facilitate translation into other languages.

Events pages from Queensland Natural Resource Management Groups

Brisbane City Council

Events and activities at Environment Centres

World Wetlands Day - Wings Across the Globe - Shorebird Adventure

World Wetlands Day - Discover the wonders of shorebirds

Bush Kindy - World Wetlands Day | Brisbane City Council | Downfall Creek Bushland Centre

Bush Kindy - World Wetlands Day | Brisbane City Council | Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre

Fraser Coast Regional Council

Events and activities

City of Gold Coast

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♲detsi.qld.gov.au.

Last updated: 18 December 2025

This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Events, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/events/

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation