World Wetlands Day 2016: all about biodiversity!
Celebrated every February 2nd, the World Wetlands Day (WWD) was established by the UN through the signing of the Ramsar Convention in Iran by 157 countries on February 2, 1971. The goal is to encourage and promote biodiversity conservation. Since 1997, this international day is dedicated to raising public awareness of wetlands. The Ramsar Convention, from the Iranien city of Ramsar where the convention was adopted, has taken up the issue of the protection of wetlands worldwide.