World Wetlands Day 2025:
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) organised the World Wetlands Day 2025 celebrations at the Parvati Arga Ramsar Site.
- World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2.
- This date marks the adoption of the Ramsar Convention in 1971.
- It aims to spread awareness about conserving the wetlands, one of the most critical ecosystems on the planet.
- This year, the theme was “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future”.
- India has been a party to the Convention since 1982, designating 89 Ramsar sites.
- Wetlands are regions covered by water either perennially or seasonally, such as marshes and lakes.
