Wetlands, often overlooked and undervalued, are, in fact, one of the most vital and productive ecosystems on our planet. They serve as the world's natural sponges and water purifiers, playing an indispensable role in climate regulation, maintaining the global hydrological cycle, and safeguarding ecosystem diversity.
This year, the World Wetlands Day was celebrated under the theme, “It’s time for wetlands restoration”, which highlights the urgent need to prioritise wetland restoration and calls on an entire generation to take steps to revive and restore degraded wetlands. Wetlands have numerous important benefits.
Rahanna Juman, Director (Ag)/ Wetlands Ecologist Institute of Marine Affairs As we join the rest of the world to commemorate World Wetlands Day on February 2 we are reminded that it is time to restore our degraded wetlands. But why should we? According to the Global Wetland Outlook, 2021, wetlands have always provided services to