Not long ago I read a post on ?South China Morning Post? saying that the Nam Sang Wai Wetland has been put on fire AGAIN. These fires in the park have been troubling not only the people, but also the animals living in the park near the wetlands. The reasons and causes of the fire haven?t been found yet, although people are being informed that they are in search of the responsible person who set it off.  Many people believe that the government should stop looking for the cause and investigating the problem, rather they should try to come up with new, better and innovative ways of protecting it. The latest attack to the wetland was on Monday, 2^nd of April, which damaged a wooden boat and a ferry pier. No reports of major ecological damage  were informed, but still, I strongly believe that even small fire lit in these kind of areas is a step to worsening our environment.

Relationships between cities and nature are not very easy and growth in technology and other spheres are being developed at the expense of greenery and wildlife.  Wetlands are always at risk, and the fact that they were, in the past, often seen as useless areas only good for redevelopment and draining.

That is why every year on February2nd, since 1997, people all around the world Celebrate World Wetlands Day to commemorate the Convention on Wetlands, which was signed in 1971. Wetlands Day has been expanding the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet for about 21 years so far and that is another reason of why we should preserve our wetlands.