“Wetlands For Life”
Wetlands are highly sensitive and threatened ecosystems that include natural and artificial water bodies, such as lakes, rivers, marshes, deltas, tidal, peatlands, mangroves, rise-field and coastal areas. Despite the threats they face, wetlands provide drinking water, support biodiversity, enhance resilience to climate change, and sustain human societies.
Globally, wetlands are estimated to cover about 6 % of the Earth’s surface and are disappearing at a rate three times faster than forests. They are vital habitats for 40 % of all plant and animal species, and 1 in 8 people worldwide depends on them!
Attica Zoological Park supports the “Wetlands For Life” Campaign by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) for the protection and conservation of wetlands and the species that rely on them.
We took part in the Researchers’ Night together with high school students from our SLP program, actively engaging visitors in the campaign. In addition, we organized a research field trip with high school students from different countries around the world (GAIA Greece), focused on exploring the biodiversity of the Messolonghi lagoons.
To mark World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2026, we are organizing two competitions aimed at raising awareness and engagement:
Starting February 2nd until February 29th 2026, Primary school students can participate in a drawing competition on the theme “Wetlands For Life”, creating artwork using any technique, either individually or as a class project.
How to submit:
- Photograph or scan your individual or group artwork and send it as an attachment to competition@atticapark.gr .
File format: JPEG or PDF.
File naming:
- Age Full Name (e.g., 7 Maria Mariliou)
- Class Name (e.g., Grade 3B, Spata Primary School)
For more information, contact the Education Center at 2106634725, or email competition@atticapark.gr.
A big thank you and good luck to all participants!
Various gifts and amazing experiences await the winners of the competition!!
From February 2nd to April 30th 2026, you can participate in a photography competition on the theme “Wetlands For Life”, capturing the wetlands of Attica Zoological Park, as well as the animals and plants that live there, such as flamingos, otters, swans, ducks, insects, amphibians, fish and plants that make up this unique ecosystem.
File naming:
- Full Name (e.g., Maria Mariliou)
- email's Subject: "Wetlands for Life" Photography Competition
For more information, contact the Education Center at 2106634725, or email competition@atticapark.gr
The competition is open to everyone, with no age limit.
Various gifts and amazing experiences await the winners of the competition!!