World Wetlands Day, celebrated annually on 2 February, aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet. A call to take action for wetlands is the focus of this year’s campaign. It’s an appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing and to restore those we have degraded. 2 February 2022 is the first year that World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day, following its adoption by the General Assembly on 30 August 2021.
Singapore’s too has wetlands! Our wetlands are a biological treasure – a home for a large variety of flora and fauna waiting to be discovered.
Sungei Buloh is the most well known of Singapore’s wetlands. Home to some of the world’s rarest mangroves, the Sungei BUloh Wetland Reserve is an internationally recognized site of importance. The park is a stopover point for migratory birds like the pacific gold plover and the Asian dowitcher.
But Sungei Buloh is not the only wetlands you can visit in Singapore. You can visit the wetlands in Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pasir Ris Park, Pulau Ubin, St John’s Island, Kranji Marshes or Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, to admire nature’s wonders and experience this unique habitat.
For further information:
• Website: www.worldwetlandsday.org
• Hashtags: #WorldWetlandsDay #ActforWetlands
• Twitter Handles: @RamsarConv @martharojasu1 (Secretary General of Convention on Wetlands)
• FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/RamsarConventionOnWetlands
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramsar_convention_on_wetlands/
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