World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February.
- This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the
- Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
- In 2024, India has increased its tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) to 80 from existing 75 by designating 5 more wetlands as Ramsar sites.