Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

World Wetlands Day, celebrated worldwide on February 2, aims to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for nature ...

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years ... of the same wetlands over 29 years to determine how well human-made wetlands sequester—or capture and store—carbon as they age.

Wetlands are ecosystems ... coral reefs, and all human-made sites such as fishponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and saltpans. These lands are critical to people and nature, given the intrinsic ...

ranging from coral reed—a coastal Wetland—to peatland—an inland wetland—to urban park pond—a human-made wetland. Wetlands are among our most threatened ecosystems, disappearing three ...

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years ... of the same wetlands over 29 years to determine how well human-made wetlands sequester -- or capture and store -- carbon as they age.

As we mark World Wetlands Day 2025 under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,” we shine a spotlight on these ...

Every year on February 2nd, the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, raises awareness about the importance of ...

Feb. 2 is usually highlighted by Groundhog Day when furry rodents forecast if we will have an early spring. Since 1971, this day also serves as World Wetlands Day. Our wetlands perform many ...