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Why wetlands are so important for both nature and climate

This article was originally published on Context,Thomson Reuters Foundation on February 2nd, 2023.   World Wetlands Day reminds us how ecosystems like peatlands, mangroves and […]

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World Wetlands Day 2023

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February every year. It also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an […]

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Wetlands International welcomes the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Agreement

Wetlands International welcomes the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement adopted by 196 countries under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, committing the world to halting […]

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Wetlands seek focused targets as CBD negotiations proceed at COP15

Wetlands are disproportionately important for biodiversity and need to be at the heart of the global biodiversity framework and countries’ plans for delivery. Wetlands – both […]

Miranda River photographed in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul. Pantanal Biome. Picture made in 2017. By Leonardo News

In Montreal, wetlands need to be at the heart of conservation and restoration

Wetlands are some of the most productive engines of the planet’s biodiversity: less celebrated than rainforests, perhaps, yet of equal worth. In South America, the […]

Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Ensuring protection and restoration of Inland Waters Publication

Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Ensuring protection and restoration of Inland Waters

Although now only accounting for around 6% of the Earth’s surface area, wetlands sustain a disproportionately high diversity of life, with approximately 40% of all […]

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Wetlands 2022: from Ramsar to the CBD COP15

Whilst the UN climate conference was getting underway in Egypt two weeks ago, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands held its own Conference of Parties, where […]

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Wetlands: an answer to the climate crisis

In September this year a third of Pakistan was under water as melting glaciers and record monsoon rains coursed down the River Indus. Today millions […]

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IOP closing statement for Ramsar COP14

November 12th, 2022, Ramsar COP14 Closing statement from the IOPs on the importance of protecting and conserving Ramsar sites, and meeting our global goals on […]