We are losing wetlands three times faster than forests, according to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. When it comes to restoring them to their natural state there is one hero with remarkable ...
The jailing of Rose Namuddu, an elderly woman accused of returning to the Lubigi wetland, has placed the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) under scrutiny for what critics label ...
Wetlands save Wisconsin and the upper Midwest almost $23 billion per year that would otherwise be spent combating flooding, a new report has found. And that comes as the loss of wetlands has ...
Protecting and restoring wetlands is one of the ways we can help nature to help us. ByJohnny Langenheim Statistics would suggest that Canada has a veritable surplus of freshwater: fully one-fifth ...
Often conjuring images of dank, smelly, mosquito-infested wastelands, upon closer look, wetlands are actually biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life ...
Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...
SRINAGAR: The Haigham Wetland Conservation Reserve, a key ecological site in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, is ...