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World Wetlands Day Messages and Statements

His Excellency, Dr E. D. Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

31 January 2025

As we approach World Wetlands Day 2025, under the theme ‘Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,’ we recognize the vital role wetlands play in...

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Dr Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands

14 January 2025

World Wetlands Day 2025 underscores the need for collaboration and foresight as we build a future wherein all people, everywhere, can continue to...

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His Excellency, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. President of the Republic of Liberia

17 January 2025

By virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby declare and proclaim Monday, February 3, 2025, as "World Wetlands Day" to be observed throughout...

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Mark Smith, Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

30 January 2025

Wetlands are vital ecosystems, vital for their incredible biodiversity and for the irrepressible benefits they provide to people and communities...

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Dr Grethel Aguilar, Director General of IUCN

14 January 2025

Wetlands provide us with so much, clean water, biodiversity and climate resilience. Yet, we are losing them far too quickly. Protecting, restoring...

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Martin Harper, CEO of BirdLife International

31 January 2025

On World Wetlands Day 2025, we are delighted to celebrate the theme ‘Protecting wetlands for our common future’. A powerful reminder of the...

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Dr. Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Secretary Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)

27 January 2025

Today, on World Wetlands Day, we celebrate the vital importance of wetlands under the theme "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future." This...

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Ivonne Higuero, Secretary General of CITES

14 January 2025

Wetlands are nature's lifelines, vibrant ecosystems that connect land and water and support an incredible array of species. This underlies the...

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Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Wetlands surrounding cities are vital habitats for countless of species. They form part of a critical ecosystem that provides flood protection and...

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