From Ramsar "2014 is the UN International Year of Family Farming – so the Ramsar Convention chose Wetlands & Agriculture as the World Wetlands Day theme for 2014. placing a focus on the need for the wetland and agricultural sectors (and the water sector too of course) to work together for the best shared outcomes." In the US this coincides with the imminent passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, which funds important wetland conservation programs.
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/ducks-fare-well-agriculture-act-2014-conservationist-says