Apresiasi Biodiversiti Tasik & Wetland Putrajaya 2010

February 2 is World Wetlands Day

There are people all over the world working for wetlands. On World Wetlands Day, celebrated on February 2 each year, these people collectively stand up and proclaim the benefits of wetlands.

Why February 2?

On February 2, 1971, countries around the world came together and signed the Convention on Wetlands (an Intergovernmental Treaty) - the first ecologically focused convention – Ramsar, Iran. Since then, 158 countries have signed the Treaty, including the U.S., and 169 million hectares of wetlands (1828 sites) have been designated as Wetlands of International Importance. In the U.S. there are currently 25 designated sites. The U.S. National Ramsar Committee (USNRC) was formed to support the goals and objectives of the International Convention on Wetlands.

Last weekend (6-7 Feb 2010), I'm able to join the Wetland Day organized by Putrajaya Holdings in conjunction with the Hari Wilayah (1st Feb 2010)...
and one of the activity held is Photography Workshop & Contest...
and guess what???i'm the first runner-up winner for Photography Contest...YEAHH!!!