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The Ord River.
The Ord River, near Kununurra, Western Australia
Main Ponds area in the Piccaninnie Ponds Wetlands.
Main Ponds area in the Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands, South Australia
Cobourg Peninsula.
Coastal view of Black Point North on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
Moulting Lagoon, Tasmania.
Moulting Lagoon, between the townships of Swansea and Bicheno, Tasmania
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.
Nourlangie Rock and Anbangbang billabong, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Jocks Lagoon.
Jocks Lagoon, Tasmania

Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment. They protect our shores from wave action, reduce the impacts of floods, absorb pollutants and improve water quality. They provide habitat for animals and plants and many contain a wide diversity of life, supporting plants and animals that are found nowhere else.

Australia currently has 66 Ramsar wetlands listed as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

The Department, through the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, is the administrative authority within Australia for the Ramsar Convention.

About wetlands

Black Swans in the wetlands

Ramsar convention

Wetlands along the Murray River near Renmark.

Managing wetlands

Sunset over Kakadu National Park

Australian Wetlands Database

Coongie Lake Ramsar wetland

Wetlands programs

Mangrove at low tide at the Roebuck Bay wetlands area

World Wetlands Day

Pick Pond in the Piccaninnie Ponds Wetlands

World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February

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The 862 hectare Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands are an outstanding example of globally rare fen and karst wetland types.