India, Nov. 11 -- Every year, World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2 to commemorate the date of adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971. Wetlands can comprise many different kinds of water structures making it quite difficult to define one. Hence, the most accepted definition of a wetland as per Article 1 of the Ramsar Convention is, "Wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters."
Ramsar is a city in modern-day Iran and as of January 2016, 169 nations have joined the Convention as Contracting Parties,...