In the spirit of this year’s theme for International Women’s Day: #GivetoGain, the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands is proud to present the 2026 cohort of “Women Changemakers in the World of Wetlands.” These 12 courageous women are leading positive change. www.ramsar.org/our-work/act...

The need to reverse wetland degradation, in addition to the recognition of benefits associated with wetland restoration has led to the initiation of numerous restoration projects globally. Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet & its people.

An engaging evening at the 2026 Geneva Gender Debate brought together leaders and experts to reflect on the motion: “This House believes that countries should adopt a feminist approach to peace and security to address today's global security challenges.” ©: Patrick Anderseck

#ExcitingNews: France has designated an Alpine peatland and a lowland river complex as its newest Wetlands of International Importance. Details: www.ramsar.org/news/france-... #WetlandsWednesday #WetlandsofInternationalImportance #France #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture

When we drain a wetland, we don't just lose water; we lose the cure for future diseases and we erase the heritage of the communities who act as its stewards. As we celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay, let us remember the healing power of plants. #WetlandsMatter #WWD2026 #MedicinalAromaticPlants

#WorldWildlifeDay: For thousands of years, wetlands have been the cradle of healing. From the sacred lotus used in traditional therapies across Asia, to the sweet flag root used in Europe and the Americas, our wetlands are reservoirs of health. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xp4...

Taking place this week on 4 March 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 GMT. Join the online conference to hear from leading voices in the Rights of Wetlands movement! Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advancing-...

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are essential for both human health and ecological balance. They play a crucial role in supporting ecosystems by stabilizing soils, promoting biodiversity and providing essential resources for pollinators, such as bees and hummingbirds. ➡️ wildlifeday.org/en

People have coexisted with wetlands since prehistory, making use of their beneficial services while averting unintended consequences. Integrating traditional knowledge into conservation strategies enhances wetland protection. #CelebratingWetlands #WetlandsandCulture

Wetlands cover a small percentage of the Earth’s surface, yet they are essential systems. 🍀 Rich in biodiversity and important to human life, they serve as water sources and natural purifiers. 🏞️ A world without wetlands is a world without water.

Ahead of International Women's Day, the International Gender Champions, the Club Diplomatique de Genève & the Geneva Graduate Institute are hosting the 7th Geneva Gender Debate. The Secretary General will participate as a debater. www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

📕Or see the full Special Issue on #Wetlands in a Changing #Climate here ⤵️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/issue/5008/ Cc: @bfn-de.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social @ramsar.org @sgn.one @spongeboost.eu @bioagora.eu @respin-project.bsky.social @spongeboost.eu

#WetlandsWednesday: Save the date for the webinar on the Mediterranean Wetland Outlook 3 and the Mediterranean Wetlands Geoportal. Date: 1️⃣9️⃣ March 2026 Details: ➡️ medwet.org/save-the-dat...

#ExcitingNews: Austria has designated a new #RamsarSite that is part of a cross-border national park with Czechia. Characterized by a diverse ecology, Transboundary Ramsar Site Podyjí – Thayatal National Park, Part Austria includes a lake and a swamp forest. www.ramsar.org/news/austria...

Wetlands not only hold most of our available fresh water, they improve its quality by naturally filtering pollutants and provide a home for 40% of the species on our planet. For all life to thrive, urgent action is needed to protect wetlands. #WaterIsLife #WeNeedWetlands #CelebratingWetlands

Wetlands provide numerous beneficial services for people and wildlife. Some of these services include: 🐟 Providing habitat for wildlife 💧 Protecting and improving water quality 🌊 Storing floodwaters and reducing flood risks 🌱 Maintaining surface water flow during dry periods #CelebratingWetlands

Wetlands are essential for human lives and biodiversity. It is urgent that we raise national and global awareness about wetlands in order to reverse their rapid loss and encourage actions to conserve and restore them. #WeNeedWetlands

Imagine being able to spot early warning signs like shifts in water levels or thinning vegetation in a wetland before they become a crisis on the ground. With today’s mapping tools, those changes can be tracked faster and more clearly than ever. Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/new-par...

On the edges of rivers, along vast coastlines and in the heart of dense forests, wetlands breathe life into our planet. Wetlands have always been more than just ecosystems, they are places of hope and resilience, and by working together we can ensure they continue to thrive well into the future.

Registration for the 67th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC67), to be held from 4 to 8 May 2026 at the Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, is open via the following link: ➡️ contacts.ramsar.org/reg/ml/sc. #SC67 #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture #WetlandsMatter

Sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, is a cross-cutting activity that can contribute to the achievement of the #SDGs. Protecting wetlands ensures that tourism development remains responsible, inclusive and future-focused. #GlobalTourismResilienceDay

Wetlands are home to a huge and diverse population of plants and animal life. 💰 But safeguarding them requires coordinated action from governments, businesses and communities. 🏞️ If we get it right, our wetlands and their inhabitants can continue to thrive, to the benefit of us all.

💚 This #ValentinesDay, show some love to wetlands! Visit a local wetland, reduce pollution, support conservation efforts and spread awareness today. Let’s return the love by protecting and restoring these important ecosystems. #LoveWetlands #WeNeedWetlands

#ExcitingNews: South Africa has designated Agulhas Plain as its 32nd Wetland of International Importance. This #RamsarSite encompasses an extensive and ecologically significant coastal plain at the southernmost tip of the African continent. Details: www.ramsar.org/news/south-a...

For #WorldWetlandsDay2026, IWMI and Biodiversity Sri Lanka explored how Sri Lanka’s Tank Cascade System strengthens climate resilience and water security, with insights on rights-based wetland management. @cgiar.org @ramsar.org#WorldWetlandsDay2026

The 2026 theme for #WorldWetlandsDay, wetlands and traditional knowledge, draws attention to a reality that has shaped wetland stewardship for centuries. Read the latest op-ed by Dr Musonda Mumba: africarenewal.un.org/en/magazine/...

Add your statement to our wall of pledges for #WorldWetlandsDay! It is urgent that we raise national and global awareness about wetlands in order to reverse their rapid loss and encourage actions to conserve and restore them. www.worldwetlandsday.org/pledges

Spot on - Julie Mulonga, CEO of Wetlands East Africa “Wetlands are the lifeblood of our environment. They deserve every ounce of our passion and commitment.” 👏

People are starting to see wetlands differently, they’re realizing they’re not wastelands but sources of life, says Julie Mulonga, PhD. Wetlands are the lifeblood of our environment. They deserve every ounce of our passion and commitment. Read more: africarenewal.un.org/en/magazine/...

In a remote part of Angola, Lisima Lya Mwono supplies water to the region’s rivers and supports wildlife. This vital ecosystem has been designated by @ramsar.org and the government of Angola as the country’s first Wetland of International Importance. @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Bundesverkehrsminister Patrick #Schnieder will #Moore und #Feuchtgebiete aber trotzdem lieber mit #Autobahnen zupflastern #Bundesverkehrswegeplan #BVWP #BVWPNoFunFacts #Verkehrswende #MoorMussNass www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...

🍀 Wetlands are the lifeline of our planet, nourishing ecosystems, sustaining communities and fueling economies. 🌊 Yet, despite their critical importance, freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened on Earth. #WetlandsMatter #WaterIsLife

📢Feb 2 is #WorldWetlandsDay! A day to celebrate the world's wetlands, including bogs, fens, and swamps. Many Ramsar sites are #peatlands but there are large gaps in global cover. For more on this issue, and on peatlands and @ramsar.org, see my new Peatpedia post: open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...

💧Healthy wetlands depend on healthy soils. On #WorldWetlandsDay, we underscore the importance of protecting wetland soils as a foundation for climate action, food systems, and biodiversity. #CelebratingWetlands #WetlendsandCulturalHeritage @ramsar.org @wetlandsint.bsky.social

Water is life: celebrating the importance of our wetlands An Taisce has fantastic free pond-creation resources available to download — including manuals, posters and more ... Available here: www.antaisce.org/ponds-for-bi... #WWD2026 #CelebratingWetlands #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage @ramsar.org

1/5 It’s #WorldWetlandsDay2026! @ramsar.org #LongTermExperiments #LTEs help us understand how #ClimateChange affects these #ecosystems. Here are some #wetland #LTEs registered with us: 🌏

Wetlands are the refuge from fire, the water filtration, the flood attenuator, the sediment collector, the biological community center. Thank a wetland today. Create a wetland tomorrow.

Healthy wetlands sustain biodiversity, nourish communities and build climate resilience. On #WorldWetlandsDay, we celebrate these vital ecosystems and the work of @cgiar.org, @iwmi.bsky.social and @worldfish.bsky.social to protect water and aquatic food systems, @ramsar.org#WorldWetlandsDay#WWD2026

🌿 This #WorldWetlandsDay, explore the Freshwater Challenge, a global effort to restore rivers and wetlands at scale, protecting water, nature, and people by 2030. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qd4rXo @ramsar.org @cgiar.org#WorldWetlandsDay #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #FreshwaterGovernance

Wetlands and soils work together - for water, climate, and livelihoods. Our #WorldWetlandsDay blog shares a community-led restoration story from Kenya. 🌍 🔗 Read here: www.coalitionforsoilhealth.org/news/where-w... #Youth4Soil #SoilHealth @wetlandsint.bsky.social @ramsar.org

📢 #WWD2026: On the day marking the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR), we want to celebrate the #SWMProgramme’s Legal Hub support to the Convention’s regulatory response to existing challenges. Find out more👇 shorturl.at/Qbmez @fao.org @ramsar.org @wcs.org @cifor-icraf.org

Let's celebrate today by highlighting a major co-benefit of healthy #biodiversity & ecosystems: protecting wetlands limits #mercury from entering aquatic food chains & helps #MakeMercuryHistory. Mercury & biodiversity: bit.ly/FactsheetBiodiversity2025 #CelebratingWetlands @unep.org @ramsar.org

ℹ️ Startują konsultacje społeczne „Strategii ochrony obszarów wodno-błotnych w Polsce wraz z Planem działań”. 📣Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z projektem dokumentu: www.gov.pl/web/gdos/kon... @mkispl.bsky.social @ramsar.org

Close to 20% of KBAs are wetlands. These foster more than 4,000 trigger species, such as the vulnerable Lesser White-fronted Goose or the critically endangered Hooded Grebe. Conserving these sites is critical for wetlands and all the species that depend on them. #WWD2026 @ramsar.org

youtube.com/watch?v=y-Zm... Tomémonos un minuto para escuchar... (Mejor con auriculares) #Somosunoconloshumedales #Onewithwetlands @custodiosdelterritorio @sws_org @ramsar.org

For something different for #WorldWetlandsDay, how about some anthozoans and tunicates from Sark's Gouliot Caves - designated as a @ramsar.org site in 2007 (i.e. one year before Sark became a democracy) 🇨🇶

The degradation of wetlands in some regions impacts human rights to a healthy environment, especially for Indigenous Peoples and local communities whose cultural identities, traditional knowledge systems, and livelihoods are intricately tied to these ecosystems. - @ramsar.org buff.ly/yFdZXpf

💡The identification of inland water and wetland areas of particular importance for biodiversity underpins the success of both Target 3 (the 30x30 target) of the KMGBF and the objectives of the @ramsar.org. 🔗https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/resource/conserving-and-restoring-inland-waters

This #WorldWetlandsDay2026, voices from across the world- IWMI researchers, farmers, environmental educators, and government authorities come together to spotlight the vital role wetlands play in water security, climate resilience, and livelihoods. 🌿💧 @ramsar.org#WorldWetlandsDay2026

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...