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World Wetlands Day celebrated annually on February 2nd
• World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2 worldwide to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar Convention, near the shores of the Caspian Sea in Ramsar, Iran in the year 1971.
In 1996, Georgia joined the Ramsar Convention, the International Treaty on wetlands.
“Wetlands Action for People and Nature” is the theme in 2022, which entails sustainable use of wetlands and promotes conservation efforts.
Wetlands enhance water quality, shoreline stabilization, groundwater recharge and stream flow maintenance, moreover, they control erosion, provide transformations of various nutrients and give home to threatened and endangered species.
Since 1997, Kobuleti Protected Areas and Kolkheti National Park have been approved and granted the status of wetlands of international importance, and in 2020, Madatapi and Bogdasheni Lakes included in the Javakheti Protected Areas, were added to the list of Ramsar sites.
In 2021, 4 protected areas of Georgia: Kolkheti National Park, Kobuleti Protected Areas, Kintrishi Protected Areas and Mtirala National Park, as unique Colchis forests and wetlands are recognized under UNESCO - World Natural Heritage Site.
Around the world, natural heritage status has been granted to just 213 sites, including the Amazon rainforest, the Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Mount Etna, and the Swiss Alps.
Granting World Natural Heritage status enabled the unique nature of Georgia to once again appear on the world map, as a country of unique biodiversity, which is important not only for Georgia, but for the whole world.
In 1996, Georgia joined the Ramsar Convention, the International Treaty on wetlands.
“Wetlands Action for People and Nature” is the theme in 2022, which entails sustainable use of wetlands and promotes conservation efforts.
Wetlands enhance water quality, shoreline stabilization, groundwater recharge and stream flow maintenance, moreover, they control erosion, provide transformations of various nutrients and give home to threatened and endangered species.
Since 1997, Kobuleti Protected Areas and Kolkheti National Park have been approved and granted the status of wetlands of international importance, and in 2020, Madatapi and Bogdasheni Lakes included in the Javakheti Protected Areas, were added to the list of Ramsar sites.
In 2021, 4 protected areas of Georgia: Kolkheti National Park, Kobuleti Protected Areas, Kintrishi Protected Areas and Mtirala National Park, as unique Colchis forests and wetlands are recognized under UNESCO - World Natural Heritage Site.
Around the world, natural heritage status has been granted to just 213 sites, including the Amazon rainforest, the Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Mount Etna, and the Swiss Alps.
Granting World Natural Heritage status enabled the unique nature of Georgia to once again appear on the world map, as a country of unique biodiversity, which is important not only for Georgia, but for the whole world.