DRIFTWOOD OUTDOORS: World wetlands day highlights critical habitat
Brandon Butler, bbutler@driftwoodoutdoors.com
Being a waterfowl hunter, one comes to understand and appreciate the importance of wetlands. They are key to the health of waterfowl populations. Wetlands are home to much more than waterfowl, though. Approximately 40 percent of the world’s species live and breed in wetlands and about 200 new fish species are discovered in freshwater wetlands in each year. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, conservationists across the planet celebrate World Wetlands Day (WWD) to recognize the importance of these valuable ecosystems to people, wildlife and the planet.
Wetlands are critical to the overall wellbeing of our planet. They provide habitat for countless fish and wildlife species and help guard us against natural disasters like droughts and floods. World Wetlands Day provides helps to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands, and how the decline of wetlands and biodiversity can be ad
Tuesday 2nd February is World Wetlands Day. The event, an initiative of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, is celebrated globally each year on this date.
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. 50 years ago this week global leaders signed a treaty acknowledging the vital role wetlands serve for people and the planet. Half a century later, Ducks Unlimited Canada maintains conserving wetlands is more important than ever. “We are making headway,” said DUC’s C.E.O. Karla Guyn. “Unfortunately we are still seeing wetlands drained and lost.” World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2. It’s meant to raise awareness around the importance of wetlands, while promoting the need to protect the still-vanishing areas. Guyn said Alberta has some of the most important landscapes in North America for ducks and other waterfowl.
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Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar warned to pay attention to safety
The Foreign Ministry has directed the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar to keep a close watch on the situation in the host country, while keeping close contacts with local agencies, regularly updating on local information and staying ready to roll out measures to protect Vietnamese citizens if necessary.
The embassy has contacted the Vietnamese community in the country to update on their situation, and to remind them to maintain normal operations.
Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar are warned to avoid travelling far from the areas where they live as well as stay away from gatherings, and pay attention to protecting their own security and safety, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.
Inle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar serves as a watershed and water source for communities’ electricity and domestic use. Photo by Hein Htet, winner in the ASEAN Heritage Parks Category of 2020 Zooming in on Biodiversity photo competition.
LAGUNA, Feb. 2 The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity expresses its solidarity with the rest of the world in celebrating World Wetlands Day and highlighting the urgency and need to conserve and protect wetlands ecosystems.
World Wetlands Day, which falls annually on the 2nd of February, marks the date of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, a treaty ratified by 170 countries to protect wetlands and promote their wise use.