Environmental group, Eco Eco-Conscious Citizens is urging President John Dramani Mahama to pass an Executive Instrument protecting wetlands and other ecological sites. The Executive Instrument according to the group should also prohibit entry for purposes inconsistent with protecting ecological sites within the first six months of his administration. In a statement to mark World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2025, the group noted that urgent action is needed in Ghana, where wetlands are under siege. Below is the full statement by the Eco-Conscious Citizens signed by its Founder Awula Serwah Mark World Wetlands Day 2025 By Highlighting Benefits of Wetlands And Enforcing Laws World Wetlands Day, which started in 1971, is marked yearly on the 2nd of February, and reaffirms the need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are water ecosystems containing plant life and other organisms that bring ecological health to water bodies and environments as a whole. Mangroves and their wetlands are critical ecosystems that support the planet and humanity, providing breeding grounds for fish and carbon storage, as well as protection against flooding, as they serve as a reservoir that accumulates and channels excess water into the sea. Urgent action is needed in Ghana, where our wetlands are under siege. La Dadekotopon MP Hon. Rita Naa Odoley Sowah recently reiterated the need to protect the Kpeshie Lagoon. Encroachment and unauthorised structures on the lagoon are in addition to destroying aquatic life, contributing to perennial flooding. Eco-Conscious Citizens in its Friends Of The Environment Manifesto demanded that all illegal structures be removed from wetlands and services, such as water and electricity, should not be taken to illegal structures on wetlands. The organisation urged the President to pass an Executive Instrument protecting wetlands and other ecological sites, and prohibiting entry for purposes inconsistent with protecting ecological sites within the first six months of his administration. The theme for 2025 is: “Protecting Wetlands For Our Common Future”, which underscores the need to urgently implement measures to protect these natural habitats for the welfare of all people, so that future generations can continue to benefit from all that wetlands provide. Ghana's Wetlands include Keta Lagoon Complex, Songhor Ramsar Site, Sakumo Ramsar Site, Densu Delta Ramsar Site, Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site, and the Kpeshie Lagoon. ENDS Awula Serwah Eco-Conscious Citizens founder/Coordinator EcoConsciousCitizens@gmail.com 020 1811 702 https://Linktr.ee/EcoConsciousCitizens