AKP Phnom Penh, February 03, 2021 --

Cambodia commemorated the World Wetlands Day 2021 in the northeastern province of Stung Treng yesterday, under the theme “Wetlands and Water”.

H.E. Srun Darith, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment, presided over the celebration organised by the ministry, in cooperation with the Stung Trèng provincial administration.

The annual celebration of World Wetlands Day aims to promote the value and role of wetlands among the public, communities and younger generations, especially local development planners and wetland policy makers.

This year's theme “Wetlands and Water” confirms the contribution of wetlands, both in quantity and quality of water, to our planet, as well as the inseparable relationship between water and wetlands, which is essential to the life, well-being and health of human beings and animals.

According to an online source, Feb. 2 each year is World Wetlands Day to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on Feb. 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

Cambodia has now five Ramsar Sites - Boeung Chhmar and Associated River System and Floodplain, Koh Kapik and Associated Islets, Middle Stretches of Mekong River North of Stung Treng, Prek Toal Ramsar Site, and Stung Sen Ramsar Site.

 (Photo: Ministry of Environment)

By C. Nika