The World Wetland Day is celebrated on which one of the following dates every year?

World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2nd February [2]. This date commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, which was adopted on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar [3]. The convention is an intergovernmental treaty dedicated to the conservation and sustainable 'wise-use' of wetlands [3]. While the Ramsar Secretariat has organized awareness campaigns since 1997, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 2nd February as a UN International Day in August 2021 [1]. The day serves to raise global awareness about the vital role wetlands play in biodiversity, climate mitigation, and freshwater availability [1]. India, a contracting party to the convention, initiated its own wetland conservation schemes in 1987 to align with these international standards [3].

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1. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 28: International Organisation and Conventions > tu'J Li :EilVINO.NM > p. 397
2. [2] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > the ramsar convention. > p. 49
3. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) > p. 53