The day's celebrations were held at Kakuto-Nambabi county in Rakai District with the theme WETLAND TOURISM: A GREAT EXPERIENCE. The theme highlights the importance of wetlands in line with tourism due to their natural beauty and biodiversity. As a natural intrinsic value, there is a great importance for income generation from the activities related to tourism and therefore a possibibility to support the livelihoods of the communities at a local level and also contribute to national development.

The invited guests included the Hon. Minister of Water and Environment, Flavia Nabugere who was also the Guest Speaker, who  in her remarks  emphasized the need to protect the environment through combined efforts, as she referred to the day’s theme,  noting  the need to relate wetland conservation to tourism.

Other guests were the commissioner for Wetlands Mr. Paul Mafabi, Member of Parliament for Rakai district Hon.Kasamba Mathias and the Chief Administration officer Rakai among others.
A number of activities  designed for the day  included,  a tree planting exercise  along Kakuto road, by the National water and sewerage corporation, a  visit at the Ostrich farm,  an exbition from the  different invited institutions, and environmental presentations(songs, poems ,plays) from the neighboring schools and communities.
NatureUganda participated in the days celebrations   and also carried out an exhibition for the organizations activities.