CapeNature, together with the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, will celebrate World Wetlands Day at Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve today (February 2).
Grade six learners from Pniel Primary School will participate in an educational event aimed at fostering an understanding of the importance of wetlands, encouraging positive environmental behavioural change, and creating an opportunity for improved wellbeing.
World Wetlands Day, celebrated every year on February 2, marks the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty with the mission to conserve wetlands. The day is celebrated to raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands.
The theme for 2024 is ‘Wetlands and Human Wellbeing’, which spotlights how all aspects of human wellbeing are tied to the health of the world’s wetlands – physically, mentally, and environmentally.
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