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每年的2月2日是世界湿地日。这是湿地国际联盟组织（wiun）于1996年3月确定的。2023年的主题是“湿地恢复”（Wetland Restoration）。
World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February every year. This was established by the International Union of Wetlands (WIUN) in March 1996. The theme for 2023 is “Wetland Restoration”
湿地具有很强的调节地下水的功能，它可以有效地蓄水、抵抗洪峰；它能够净化污水，调节区域小气候，被冠以“绿色水库”或“生物贮水库”之称；湿地还是水生动物、两栖动物、鸟类和其他野生生物的重要栖息地，为人类源源不断地提供可再生资源。湿地与森林、海洋并称为全球三大生态系统，孕育和丰富了全球的生物多样性，被人们比喻为”地球之肾”。
Wetlands have a strong function of regulating groundwater, which can effectively store water and resist flood peaks; It can purify sewage, regulate regional microclimate, and is known as “green reservoir” or “biological storage reservoir”; Wetlands are also important habitats for aquatic animals, amphibians, birds and other wildlife, providing a steady stream of renewable resources for humans. Wetlands, together with forests and oceans, are known as the world’s three major ecosystems, which nurture and enrich global biodiversity, and are likened to the “kidney of the earth”.
世界湿地日
每年的2月2日是世界湿地日。这是湿地国际联盟组织（wiun）于1996年3月确定的。从1997年开始，世界各国在这一天都举行不同形式的活动来宣传保护自然资源和生态环境。1971年2月2日，历时8年之久的一个旨在保护和合理利用全球湿地的公约《关于特别是作为水禽栖息地的国际重要湿地公约》（简称《湿地公约》）在伊朗拉姆萨尔签署。为了纪念这一壮举并提高公众的湿地意识，1996年10月《湿地公约》常务委员会第19次会议决定，从1997年起每年的2月2日定为“世界湿地日”并每年都确定一个不同的主题。利用这一天，政府机构组织和公民采取各种活动来提高公众对湿地价值和效益的认识，从而更好地保护湿地。
World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February every year. This was established by the International Union of Wetlands (WIUN) in March 1996. Since 1997, countries around the world have held different forms of activities on this day to promote the protection of natural resources and ecological environment. On February 2, 1971, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (hereinafter referred to as the Convention on Wetlands), an eight-year-old convention for the conservation and rational use of global wetlands, was signed in Ramsar, Iran. To commemorate this feat and raise public awareness of wetlands, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands in October 1996 decided to designate 2 February as World Wetlands Day from 1997 onwards and to establish a different theme each year. Using the day, government agencies organize and citizens to take various activities to raise public awareness of the value and benefits of wetlands in order to better protect wetland.
湿地是环境保护的重要领域，在保持水源、抵御洪水、控制污染、调节气候、维护生物多样性等方面具有重要作用。然而，由于人们开垦湿地或改变其用途，使得生态环境遭到了严重的破坏。如造成洪涝灾害加剧、干旱化趋势明显、生物多样性急剧减少等。
Wetlands are an important field of environmental protection and play an important role in maintaining water sources, resisting floods, controlling pollution, regulating climate and maintaining biodiversity. However, due to the reclamation of wetlands or the change of use, the ecological environment has been severely damaged. For example, it will cause intensified floods, obvious drought trends, and sharp reductions in biodiversity.
世界湿地日
我国自然湿地面积占国土面积3.77%，远低于世界平均水平，且长期遭受人口急剧膨胀和经济快速发展带来的威胁。而我国96%的可利用淡水资源被保存在各类湿地中。
China’s natural wetlands account for 3.77% of the country’s land area, far lower than the world average, and have long been threatened by rapid population expansion and rapid economic development. 96% of China’s available freshwater resources are preserved in various wetlands.
世界湿地日
我国于1992年加入《拉姆萨尔公约》。多年来，经过不懈努力，全国湿地保护面积大幅增加，基本形成以41处国际重要湿地、550多处湿地自然保护区、400多处湿地公园为主体的全国湿地保护体系。
China acceded to the Ramsar Convention in 1992. Over the years, through unremitting efforts, the protected area of wetlands nationwide has increased significantly, and a national wetland protection system with 41 wetlands of international importance, more than 550 wetland nature reserves and more than 400 wetland parks as the main body has been basically formed.
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编辑 | 外语系学生会宣传部 叶秋桐
审核 | 外语系学生会宣传部 兰心悦
