BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Feb. 2 marks the World Wetlands Day. This year's theme of World Wetlands Day is "It's Time for Wetlands Restoration," highlighting the urgent need to prioritize wetland restoration.
China, in 1992, became a party to the Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental agreement dedicated to the conservation and rational use of wetland ecosystems.
Since then, China has established a legal framework for wetlands conservation and issued a series of policies to increase protection. Over the past decade, China has added or restored more than 800,000 hectares of wetlands, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
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This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the view of Beidagang Wetland in north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the view of Beidagang Wetland in north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the view of Beidagang Wetland in north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Egrets are seen at Haizhu Wetland in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo by Xie Huiqiang/Xinhua)
Black-faced spoonbills forage at a mangrove wetland in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the view of a mangrove wetland in Futian National Nature Reserve in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the view of a mangrove wetland in Futian National Nature Reserve in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows a view of frozen tidal creeks in the wetland of Liaohe River estuary in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows a view of frozen tidal creeks in the wetland of Liaohe River estuary in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)
A flock of egrets are observed in Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Common greenshanks fly over the water in Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)■
