05-Feb-2026 Theme: 'Wetlands'

(1) Celebrated on 2 February each year, World Wetlands Day marks the signing anniversary of what international treaty?

Answer: The Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971

(2) What is the main difference between a marsh and a swamp?

Answer: Marshes have grasses; swamps have trees

(3) What percentage of the world’s wetlands have been lost since 1970?

Answer: About 35%

(4) Which Northern Territory site was the world’s first Wetland of International Importance?

Answer: The Garig Gunak Barlu National Park (Cobourg Peninsula)

(5) What is the term for mangrove seeds that begin to germinate while still attached to the parent tree?

Answer: Vivipary

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