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🌿🌊Wetlands provide crucial ecosystem services, combat flooding, & support high #biodiversity!🦆 But they're disappearing fast: over 85% of the world's wetlands have already been lost.🐸 ‌ Explore 5 key facts about these ecosystems with this infographic! ⬇️ via ipbes

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Biodiversity thrives in our wetlands and at Haiderpur Wetland one can see it in all its glory. As seen today morning … Wetlands International South Asia Convention on Wetlands The Art of Living Social Projects Bird Count India #wetlands #birdwatching #biodiversity #nature

Peatlands, which cover just 3% of Earth's surface, store 550 billion tonnes of carbon—twice as much as all forests combined. However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture. Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet. via UN Environment Programme

#BookReview: The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook (Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson) reviewed by Agustina Martire buff.ly/u3KFolU Routledge Books #UrbanDesign

This is so sad…

Butterfly populations across the U.S. are in alarming decline, according to a new Science study, with total abundance falling by 22% in just 20 years. Such widespread and worrisome losses portend broader environmental threats and emphasize the urgent need for conservation

Dolphins died because ladyfish vanished. Ladyfish vanished because seagrass died. Seagrass died from fertilizer & septic waste. A chain reaction—seen not just in Florida, but in coastal waters around the world. In 2013, dozens of dolphin mysteriously died apple.news/AObSodv5lRoOng…

💧 The Convention uses a broad definition of wetlands. This includes all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reefs, and all human-made sites such

Happy #EarthDay from the H.T. Odum Center for Wetlands! 🌎

“What America is seeing now is more than a change in regulatory approach. It’s a step back from decades of progress that made the nation’s water safer and communities healthier.” A water law expert looks at the benefits of clean water: buff.ly/Zsi8fWj

Everyone should read this! 🥹

In recent years, the Aral Sea region faced a pressing issue with its sole water source, the Amu Darya River, becoming heavily polluted. Contaminants such as mineral salts, chemical residues from pesticides, biogenic elements and heavy metals infiltrated the water, posing

As expected, Trump administration scraps the sixth iteration of the National Climate Assessment by dismissing more than 400 contributors. Good riddance 🗑

Some little things we’ve done (with help) to help nature thrive on our farm A kind of update or summary… 🧵🧵🧵

🌱 Protecting biodiversity is essential for clear water and sanitation. With 5 years left to meet the #GlobalGoals and the targets of the #KMGBF, we must pursue these universal agendas together to achieve harmony with nature and sustainable development. #BiodiversityDay

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These Sebastiao Salgado landscape photos of #wetlands are amazing!

WETLANDS CHAMPIONS are a special group of monthly donors who support Ducks Unlimited in a big way. With your gift of just $21 per month, you can help conserve an entire acre of wetlands! As a thank-you, you’ll receive an exclusive DU woodgrain tumbler and an issue of Wetlands

Tally 91! On the eve of #EnvironmentDay, India has two new entrants to the list of Wetlands of International Importance. The latest to join the list of Ramsar sites in India are: 1⃣ Khichan, in Phalodi, Rajasthan 2⃣ Menar in Udaipur, Rajasthan This addition takes our tally