The rates of today’s sea-level rise mean portions of coastal wetland ecosystems will be lost to the ocean in the years and decades to come at a tempo never seen before. Wetlands have flourished along ...

Wetlands have flourished along the world’s coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They protect the land from storm surge, stop seawater from ...

Wetlands are naturally productive ecosystems which are capable of managing the risk of disasters to communities, and they need to be protected and sustainably managed. Wetlands are naturally ...

Ecological research has shown that wetlands play a crucial role in filtering chemicals out of their watersheds, said Nicole ...

CHENNAI: The state economy is losing Rs 19,910.6 crore annually due to unrealised ecosystem services relating to 141 ...

Many rural households derive a variety of direct use goods and services from wetland ecosystems in many countries, and as such wetlands are their pillar to livelihoods. The contribution of wetlands to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

In 2020 wildfires destroyed approximately 30 per cent of the Pantanal, South America’s largest wetland spreading across Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. For the last 60 years, one of Central Africa’s ...

In a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, a team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences examined how global climate change impacts wetland ecosystems, which comprise only 6 ...

The Parvati–Arga Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh has been declared an Eco-Sensitive Zone to bolster biodiversity conservation ...

Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.