Wetlands International works to sustain and restore wetlands for people and biodiversity

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We are dedicated to saving the world’s peatlands; they globally store at least 550 Gigatonnes of carbon and are home to many threatened species.

We restore mangrove forests and introduce sustainable shrimp farming in coastal areas, which have suffered degradation. We convince governments and businesses to join us.

We protect and monitor millions of waterbirds that depend on a chain of healthy wetlands for their migration routes every year.

We sustain and restore wetlands as a cost-effective strategy for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Find detailed information including spatial information and downloadable GIS data on many important wetlands that are designated under the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, 1971).

Our news & updates


May 16, 2013 - Indonesian moratorium extended, but peatlands remain threatened

May 15, 2013 - Mangrove coasts: a muddy story (Part 3)

May 14, 2013 - Climate change shifting wintering grounds of waterbirds and presents new challenges for their conservation

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Publication

Putting community resilience into practice

At the halfway point in implementation of the Partners for Resilience programme (PfR), a wealth of initial successes and lessons learnt have been identified. Based on the PfR resilience vision of eight key principles, the partners have now gathered case studies that illustrate how this is currently being translated into practice. Read more

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Blog

Mangrove coasts: a muddy story (Part 3)

By Han Winterwerp and Bregje van Wesenbeeck In my first blog, I introduced the term “ecosystem services”, which has become a popular way to refer to the value of ecosystems. This is an important concept as it provides a counter-argument to the often narrow-minded and short-eyed approach of economics. Read more

Who are we?

Wetlands International is the only global non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands. We have 18 offices with a headquarters in the Netherlands. Read more

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Global Platform for DRR

Wetlands International will participate in the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to highlight the role of functional, healthy wetland ecosystems as natural infrastructure to reduce disaster risk. Together with the Partners for Resilience alliance, we will advocate an integrated approach to disaster risk reduction, building upon the expertise and knowledge of the development, humanitarian and environmental sectors.