World Wetlands Day 2006 - Hong Kong Celebrating Event

World Wetland Day 2006 - In the face of poverty ... wetlands are lifelines

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day (WWD). It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular. The theme for World Wetlands Day 2006 is 'Wetlands as a tool in poverty alleviation'. The slogan is 'In the face of poverty . . . wetlands are lifelines'.

Fishponds at Nam Sang Wai are
well organized
Fish farmers are busy in harvesting.

A traditional culture at Lau Fau Shan
— the oyster farms.

Fantastic scenic of wetlands at
Deep Bay

At To Kwa Peng, you can find 7
kinds of mangroves.
Brown Forest Skink, one of the
common habitants at wetlands.

Lobelia, an interesting flower you
can see at wetlands.
Even in mating, Water Skaters
won't forget eating.

Reed is a kind of important
wetland plants.
Little grebe showcases a mother's
love.

Fishponds at Nam Sang Wai are well organized	Fish farmers are busy in harvesting.
A traditional culture at Lau Fau Shan — the oyster farms.	Fantastic scenic of wetlands at Deep Bay
At To Kwa Peng, you can find 7 kinds of mangroves.	Brown Forest Skink, one of the common habitants at wetlands.
Lobelia, an interesting flower you can see at wetlands.	Even in mating, Water Skaters won't forget eating.
Reed is a kind of important wetland plants.	Little grebe showcases a mother's love.