World Wetland Day will be marked across the world including Pakistan on February, 2 with special focus to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity. The World Wetlands Day celebrations will focus on the theme 'Wetland and Tourism' with a slogan 'Wetland Tourism: A Great Experience' to create a sense of awareness among people about the role tourism plays in environments.
Different public and private departments and organisations will arrange seminars, conferences, rallies and other programmes to highlight the benefits of wetlands for people and wildlife in terms of ensuring stronger economies, sustainable livelihoods, healthy people and thriving ecosystems. Pakistan Wetlands programme would engage more than 3,000 students from around 65 local public and private schools of federal capital to raise awareness about the role of tourism the environment.