📣 Brazil’s Pará state has now protected almost all of its Amazonian coastline after establishing two new conservation units that make up the world’s largest and most conserved belt of mangroves. Wetlands Int. Panamá
news.mongabay.com/2024/04/brazil…

📣 Final call!
🙌Over 60 itineraries across the world are now signed up to be part of #WalkingRivers ! 💙
We invite you to add your itinerary and do the wave together on May 11th! 🌊
Registrations close on April 24th!

👉 Register here cirefluvial.com/walkingrivers/…

#WeNeedWetlands

“Often if you can restore natural hydrology, [wildlife] will spontaneously start returning.”
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Happy #EarthDay !

🌎Troubleshooting #methane & #peatland question: What’s the lesser evil - drained peatlands emitting CO2 or #rewetting causing CO4 emissions? Find answers in our beautifully animated new film🎥
👉youtu.be/9fR8oxjxpTQ
Michael Succow Stiftung EestimaaLooduseFond European Climate Initiative

Record year for dam removals in Europe! 👏
europe.wetlands.org/news/record-ye…

🙌 We now have 40 itineraries in 12 countries and 4 continents that have signed up to be part of #WalkingRivers on May 11th!
📣 The deadline to submit more itineraries has been extended until April 24th, so add yours soon!
More information: cirefluvial.com/walkingrivers/
#WeNeedWetlands

'Flowing rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide, and Europe’s rivers are more disrupted than any others.'
e360.yale.edu/features/jared…

'It’s a false dichotomy that we either revert abandoned fishponds to mangroves or maintain food security [with aquaculture], because mangroves are also essential for social equity and food security for municipal fishers.' eco-business.com/news/filipino-…

'Wetlands have generally kept pace by building upward and creeping inland a few meters per year. But raised roadbeds, cities, farms and increasing land elevation can leave wetlands with nowhere to go.'
theconversation.com/coastal-wetlan…

'Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s proposed decision to reject a real estate proposal at Toondah Harbour signals that victory is in sight for international conservation and the local community.' 👏🙌 BirdLife Australia
birdlife.org.au/news/a-safe-to…

Join us on 21 June to cycle along the 'future' coastline of 🇳🇱 - the coastline that we hope will never become a reality. Get sponsored and help preserve and restore vulnerable wetlands. Register now:
climateclassic.nl 🚴 Thanks to DoneerEffectief & Cycling 4 Climate 

'We can’t keep building giant concrete walls and structures in our rivers to control the water – that’s impossible. Working with the landscape is a much more sensible way of managing our rivers, and also has benefits for ecosystems and water quality.”
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Today is #WorldHealthDay . Read this blog to learn more about our work with WASHalliance on #water #sanitation and #hygiene in #Ethiopia : wetlands.org/blog/world-hea…

Watch this video on the largest restoration of wetlands on the west coast of the United States: youtube.com/watch?v=o2jtRo…

Wetland loss increased by more than 50% in the US since the previous study, says a new report U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
fws.gov/story/2024-04/…

🌾 #Wetlands help the Earth by:

🌳 Being #biodiversity hotspots
💧 Storing fresh water
🌫 Acting as carbon sinks
📈 Providing livelihoods
But many continue to be under threat.
Learn more via @ajenglish
aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/2/…

Mangrove forests:

🌳 serve as carbon sinks
💧 protect coastline communities
🌴 provide an abundant source of food
🌊 uplift the health and well-being of communities
🌱 and more!
Learn more from this doc 👇 mangrovealliance.org/wp-content/upl…
Via Global Mangrove Alliance @iucn @wwf Wetlands International

🦀💦Joint work between local coastal communities and environmental authorities, Wetlands International was created to protect and stabilizing Africa's mangrove ecosystems.

'..the dialogue approach has been widely accepted, encouraging forgiveness and peaceful coexistence.'
standardmedia.co.ke/business/amp/o…