Convention on Wetlands
@ramsar.org
Intergovernmental treaty providing frameworks for the conservation & wise use of wetlands & their resources.
www.ramsar.org
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Urban wetlands make cities liveable.
These natural green spaces offer city residents a place to relax and enjoy access to a wide variety and diversity of plant and animal life.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsandCulture #CelebratingWetlands
These natural green spaces offer city residents a place to relax and enjoy access to a wide variety and diversity of plant and animal life.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsandCulture #CelebratingWetlands
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Urban wetlands make cities liveable.
These natural green spaces offer city residents a place to relax and enjoy access to a wide variety and diversity of plant and animal life.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsandCulture #CelebratingWetlands
These natural green spaces offer city residents a place to relax and enjoy access to a wide variety and diversity of plant and animal life.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsandCulture #CelebratingWetlands
🏞️ Rivers are the arteries of the landscape that connect and sustain diverse freshwater wetlands including lakes.
🐟 Safeguarding and restoring healthy, resilient freshwater systems is key to achieving global goals for food, water, energy, peace and climate change.
🐟 Safeguarding and restoring healthy, resilient freshwater systems is key to achieving global goals for food, water, energy, peace and climate change.
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🏞️ Rivers are the arteries of the landscape that connect and sustain diverse freshwater wetlands including lakes.
🐟 Safeguarding and restoring healthy, resilient freshwater systems is key to achieving global goals for food, water, energy, peace and climate change.
🐟 Safeguarding and restoring healthy, resilient freshwater systems is key to achieving global goals for food, water, energy, peace and climate change.
Indigenous stewardship of wetlands is essential to the future of these life-sustaining ecosystems.
Although Indigenous Peoples make up only about 6% of the world’s population, they are critical contributors to safeguarding our planet’s remaining biodiversity.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
Although Indigenous Peoples make up only about 6% of the world’s population, they are critical contributors to safeguarding our planet’s remaining biodiversity.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Indigenous stewardship of wetlands is essential to the future of these life-sustaining ecosystems.
Although Indigenous Peoples make up only about 6% of the world’s population, they are critical contributors to safeguarding our planet’s remaining biodiversity.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
Although Indigenous Peoples make up only about 6% of the world’s population, they are critical contributors to safeguarding our planet’s remaining biodiversity.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
Exciting opportunity alert!
We’re #hiring a Senior Advisor (Americas). This senior role provides leadership on key thematic issues and supports Contracting Parties in North America, Latin America & Caribbean regions.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7478
We’re #hiring a Senior Advisor (Americas). This senior role provides leadership on key thematic issues and supports Contracting Parties in North America, Latin America & Caribbean regions.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7478
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Exciting opportunity alert!
We’re #hiring a Senior Advisor (Americas). This senior role provides leadership on key thematic issues and supports Contracting Parties in North America, Latin America & Caribbean regions.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7478
We’re #hiring a Senior Advisor (Americas). This senior role provides leadership on key thematic issues and supports Contracting Parties in North America, Latin America & Caribbean regions.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7478
💚 WORLD WETLANDS DAY 💚 2 February 2026
This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration!
worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026
This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration!
worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
💚 WORLD WETLANDS DAY 💚 2 February 2026
This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration!
worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026
This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration!
worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026
#SeasonsGreetings: 2025 has been an incredible year and we want to sincerely thank all our Contracting Parties and stakeholders for their valuable collaboration on wetland conservation.
May your holiday season be restful and full of joy.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
May your holiday season be restful and full of joy.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
December 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#SeasonsGreetings: 2025 has been an incredible year and we want to sincerely thank all our Contracting Parties and stakeholders for their valuable collaboration on wetland conservation.
May your holiday season be restful and full of joy.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
May your holiday season be restful and full of joy.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
🔸Across cultures, wetlands are seen as cultural landscapes embedded in identity, art and spirituality.
🔸Many communities consider wetlands sacred, home to ancestral spirits or ceremonial sites.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WetlandsWednesday #WorldWetlandsDay
🔸Many communities consider wetlands sacred, home to ancestral spirits or ceremonial sites.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WetlandsWednesday #WorldWetlandsDay
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🔸Across cultures, wetlands are seen as cultural landscapes embedded in identity, art and spirituality.
🔸Many communities consider wetlands sacred, home to ancestral spirits or ceremonial sites.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WetlandsWednesday #WorldWetlandsDay
🔸Many communities consider wetlands sacred, home to ancestral spirits or ceremonial sites.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WetlandsWednesday #WorldWetlandsDay
A webinar on implementing a structured National Wetland Inventory process will be held online today, 16 December 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET.
Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...
Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A webinar on implementing a structured National Wetland Inventory process will be held online today, 16 December 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET.
Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...
Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...
The #WetlandsCOP15 was held from 23 to 31 July 2025, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, under the theme “Protecting wetlands for our common future”.
The Conference of the Contracting Parties adopted 28 Resolutions, which can be accessed on the Convention website here: www.ramsar.org/resolution-s...
The Conference of the Contracting Parties adopted 28 Resolutions, which can be accessed on the Convention website here: www.ramsar.org/resolution-s...
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The #WetlandsCOP15 was held from 23 to 31 July 2025, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, under the theme “Protecting wetlands for our common future”.
The Conference of the Contracting Parties adopted 28 Resolutions, which can be accessed on the Convention website here: www.ramsar.org/resolution-s...
The Conference of the Contracting Parties adopted 28 Resolutions, which can be accessed on the Convention website here: www.ramsar.org/resolution-s...
The water in our wetlands is one of our most vital natural resources. Wetlands, water and life are inseparable.
worldwetlandsday.org
#CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
worldwetlandsday.org
#CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The water in our wetlands is one of our most vital natural resources. Wetlands, water and life are inseparable.
worldwetlandsday.org
#CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
worldwetlandsday.org
#CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
🌎 Humanity is united by the global hydrological cycle, rain, rivers, groundwater, glaciers and atmospheric moisture. This cycle is central to our lives.
💧 We must take an urgent economy-wide approach across the entire water cycle that involve all sectors and voices.
#UNEA7 #WetlandsMatter
💧 We must take an urgent economy-wide approach across the entire water cycle that involve all sectors and voices.
#UNEA7 #WetlandsMatter
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🌎 Humanity is united by the global hydrological cycle, rain, rivers, groundwater, glaciers and atmospheric moisture. This cycle is central to our lives.
💧 We must take an urgent economy-wide approach across the entire water cycle that involve all sectors and voices.
#UNEA7 #WetlandsMatter
💧 We must take an urgent economy-wide approach across the entire water cycle that involve all sectors and voices.
#UNEA7 #WetlandsMatter
#ExcitingNews! The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has designated the Farasan Islands Biosphere Reserve as its first #RamsarSite following its accession to the Convention on Wetlands on 2 April 2025 and the Convention’s entry into force on 2 August.
Learn more: ramsar.org/news/saudi-a...
Learn more: ramsar.org/news/saudi-a...
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#ExcitingNews! The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has designated the Farasan Islands Biosphere Reserve as its first #RamsarSite following its accession to the Convention on Wetlands on 2 April 2025 and the Convention’s entry into force on 2 August.
Learn more: ramsar.org/news/saudi-a...
Learn more: ramsar.org/news/saudi-a...
#UNEA7 is in full swing and the Secretary General Dr Musonda Mumba is engaging in high-level discussions and meetings, underscoring the indispensable role of wetlands in shaping a resilient planet. @unep.org
#WetlandsMatter #WetlandConservation #WeNeedWetlands
#WetlandsMatter #WetlandConservation #WeNeedWetlands
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#UNEA7 is in full swing and the Secretary General Dr Musonda Mumba is engaging in high-level discussions and meetings, underscoring the indispensable role of wetlands in shaping a resilient planet. @unep.org
#WetlandsMatter #WetlandConservation #WeNeedWetlands
#WetlandsMatter #WetlandConservation #WeNeedWetlands
🌍 Since the Convention on Wetlands was first signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, countries around the world have united to protect one of our planet’s most essential ecosystems.
🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.
🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌍 Since the Convention on Wetlands was first signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, countries around the world have united to protect one of our planet’s most essential ecosystems.
🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.
🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.
#ExcitingNews! Portugal has added Óbidos Lagoon to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, bringing to 32 its total number of #RamsarSites.
Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/obidos-...
#Portugal #WeNeedWetlands #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture
Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/obidos-...
#Portugal #WeNeedWetlands #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#ExcitingNews! Portugal has added Óbidos Lagoon to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, bringing to 32 its total number of #RamsarSites.
Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/obidos-...
#Portugal #WeNeedWetlands #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture
Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/obidos-...
#Portugal #WeNeedWetlands #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly #UNEA7 will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at @unep.org headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme "Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”.
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly #UNEA7 will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at @unep.org headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme "Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”.
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
#WorldWetlandsDay 2026 explores the deep-rooted connections between wetlands and cultural practices, traditions and knowledge systems of communities across the world.
Learn more: www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage #CelebratingWetlands
Learn more: www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage #CelebratingWetlands
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#WorldWetlandsDay 2026 explores the deep-rooted connections between wetlands and cultural practices, traditions and knowledge systems of communities across the world.
Learn more: www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage #CelebratingWetlands
Learn more: www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WWD2026 #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage #CelebratingWetlands
This week marks the start of the 28th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (#STRP28), taking place at the Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
Learn more: www.ramsar.org/about/bodies...
#STRP #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter #ProtectWetlands
Learn more: www.ramsar.org/about/bodies...
#STRP #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter #ProtectWetlands
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This week marks the start of the 28th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (#STRP28), taking place at the Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
Learn more: www.ramsar.org/about/bodies...
#STRP #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter #ProtectWetlands
Learn more: www.ramsar.org/about/bodies...
#STRP #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter #ProtectWetlands
CITES ensures that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
Wetlands sustain biodiversity and provide critical corridors for the movement of species, connecting habitats accros regions.
#CITESCoP20 #WetlandsMatter
Wetlands sustain biodiversity and provide critical corridors for the movement of species, connecting habitats accros regions.
#CITESCoP20 #WetlandsMatter
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
CITES ensures that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
Wetlands sustain biodiversity and provide critical corridors for the movement of species, connecting habitats accros regions.
#CITESCoP20 #WetlandsMatter
Wetlands sustain biodiversity and provide critical corridors for the movement of species, connecting habitats accros regions.
#CITESCoP20 #WetlandsMatter
During the 64th meeting of the Standing Committee, the Secretariat engaged with delegates on the opportunities and challenges related to accessing the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund resources for wetland-related initiatives.
Learn more: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
During the 64th meeting of the Standing Committee, the Secretariat engaged with delegates on the opportunities and challenges related to accessing the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund resources for wetland-related initiatives.
Learn more: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Learn more: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...
Conserving wetlands and conserving wildlife are interdependent goals.
If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people.
#WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20
If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people.
#WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Conserving wetlands and conserving wildlife are interdependent goals.
If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people.
#WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20
If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people.
#WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20
Information materials to support outreach activities for #WorldWetlandsDay on 2 February 2026 are now available to download.
Next year’s campaign centres on the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage."
➡️ www.worldwetlandsday.org
Next year’s campaign centres on the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage."
➡️ www.worldwetlandsday.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Information materials to support outreach activities for #WorldWetlandsDay on 2 February 2026 are now available to download.
Next year’s campaign centres on the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage."
➡️ www.worldwetlandsday.org
Next year’s campaign centres on the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage."
➡️ www.worldwetlandsday.org
🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🌊 Wetlands regulate the planet’s hydrological rhythm, storing & releasing water in ways that sustain ecosystems. To meet global climate goals, wetlands must move from the margins of discussion to the centre of action.
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌊 Wetlands regulate the planet’s hydrological rhythm, storing & releasing water in ways that sustain ecosystems. To meet global climate goals, wetlands must move from the margins of discussion to the centre of action.
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
Migratory waterbirds are nature’s early warning system: Migratory waterbirds are key sentinel species of the health of our planet and act as biological indicators of the state of the environments upon which we depend.
#MigratoryWaterbirds #WaterIsLife #ProtectWetlands #WetlandsMatter
#MigratoryWaterbirds #WaterIsLife #ProtectWetlands #WetlandsMatter
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Migratory waterbirds are nature’s early warning system: Migratory waterbirds are key sentinel species of the health of our planet and act as biological indicators of the state of the environments upon which we depend.
#MigratoryWaterbirds #WaterIsLife #ProtectWetlands #WetlandsMatter
#MigratoryWaterbirds #WaterIsLife #ProtectWetlands #WetlandsMatter