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As we celebrate World Wetlands Day 2025, (Sunday, February 2) under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future”, we recognize wetlands' critical role in sustaining biodiversity, human well-being, and climate resilience. In the Caribbean, these ecosystems provide essential services such as water purification, flood regulation, carbon sequestration, and coastal protection while supporting many communities' livelihoods through fisheries, tourism, and agriculture. 

When: 22 May 2023 Official website: https://www.cbd.int/biodiversity-day Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock — and the variety of ecosystems (lakes, forest, deserts, agricultural landscapes) that host multiple kind of interactions among their members (humans, plants, animals).