World Wetlands Day 2015
Today, 2nd February, is marked as the World Wetlands Day and the theme for this year is "Managing Wetlands for Our Future". In Kenya, the celebrations will be held in Kibirong Wetland, Nandi County. The World Wetlands Day marks the day when the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, was signed back in 1971 in the city of Ramsar, Iran. The first World Wetlands Day celebrations were however celebrated in 1997. This day is important in raising public awareness on the benefits and the need to take action to conserve wetlands.