World Wetlands Day celebrates the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in Ramsar, Iran back on February 2nd, 1971. Although only 21 parties signed initially, now 168 are signatories to the Convention. With over 2000 wetlands designated under the Convention, over 206 million ha of wetland are now protected. Wetland-rich Canada is the nation with the largest area of RAMSAR protected wetlands: 130,000 km2!
Dr. Rooney will be participating as a speaker at the University of Waterloo's celebration of World Wetlands Day this January 31st. Her talk, entitled "Wetland function and health: assessment in service of a new Albertan wetland policy," will cover some of her newest work, including unpublished results. She is speaking at 11 am in room DC 1302.