A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, such as all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands ...

A global consortium, ReWET is a research-to-action initiative for developing an urban wetland stewardship program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This report is an effort to show the broader stakeholders the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Indore and Udaipur for their inclusion in the Ramsar Convention’s list of 31 Wetland Accredited Cities worldwide. This highlights India's dedication to ...

Across the United States, this relatively invisible skeleton has removed about 100 million acres of wetlands. In addition to the loss of wetland habitat, drainage systems concentrate pollutants such ...

A partnership between Ducks Unlimited Canada and Conservation Sudbury fixed a dam in a wetland in the northeast portion of the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, restoring a 16-hectare (40-acre ...

As snow blanketed Louisiana’s wetlands and coastal areas this week ... creatures and plants that make up the state’s coastal swamps and marshes. But, experts stressed, the unusual snow ...

A major environmental law just got bigger and better, with nearly 300,000 acres of wetlands and beaches gaining protection under the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm (BEACH) Act, reported ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February to show how important wetlands are to nature and people. Wetlands such as swamps, marshes and mangroves are home to many plants and animals. They also ...

The Awiodyek Environment and Wetland Protection By-law 2022 regulates encroachment and degradation of all wetlands within the lower administrative unit. The by-law, the first of its kind in Lira ...