Fwd: world wetland day 2009
Manjeet Dhakal
From: Leadnepal <lead...@vianet.com.np>
Date: 2009/1/30
Subject: world wetland day 2009
To: manjit...@gmail.com
World Wetlands Day takes place on 2nd of February every year and offers governments at all levels, NGOs, schools and citizens alike an opportunity "to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular" (Ramsar Secretariat).
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brakish.
Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. Plant life found in wetlands includes mangrove, water lilies, cattails, sedges, tamarack, black spruce, cypress, gum, and many others. Animal life includes many different amphibians, reptiles, birds, and furbearers.
This year slogan is "upstream – downstream", wetlands connect us all. That's why we are targeting this event at the bank of Bagmati river.
Date: 2 February 2009
Venue: bank of bagmati river (Thapathali-Teku)
Time: 7:30 am to 9:30am
World Wetlands Day 2009
"Upstream – Downstream"
Wetlands connect us all
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Manjeet Dhakal
Program Officer
Clean Energy Nepal
108 Binayak Marga, Kamaladi
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