World Wetlands Day (WWD) is held annually on February 2, marking the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971 when a small group of environmentalists signed an international agreement at the Ramsar Convention in Iran. The President also called upon all people residing in Liberia to join the EPA in executing appropriate programs to make the day meaningful. At the official program marking World Wetlands Day in Paynesville on Monday, Mr. Blama warned that the destruction of wetlands poses ‘serious’ threat to the environment and leads to biodiversity loss. In his keynote address, former Lands, Mines and Energy Minister, Dr. Eugene Shannon recommended several measures for the conservation of wetlands, including the strengthening of institutions to manage and protect wetlands and the inclusion of local non-governmental organizations in the institutional arrangements for wetlands conservation. This year, WWD is celebrated under the global them Wetlands and Biodiversity, while the national theme is “Protect Wetlands and save Biodiversity.”

Source: Front Page Africa February 04, 2020 07:41 UTC