Musonda Mumba is Secretary General, Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention).

Why It’s Time for Wetland Restoration Now to Secure a Sustainable Future

Wetlands in Lunda Norte Province, Angola, 2017. Yolande Conradie/Unsplash
Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention). Photo courtesy Ramsar.

World Wetlands Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution 75/317 of 30 August 2021, is celebrated on 2 February each year to raise awareness and increase people’s understanding of the critical importance of wetlands.