World Wetlands Day, 2024 - SAMUNDRAGYAAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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.