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Wetlands International celebrates opening of largest birdwatching centre in South America

On 12 August, 2021, the first birdwatching centre of the Iberá Wetlands was was inaugurated in Corrientes, Argentina. The international, bilingual centre is located in […]

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Join us at World Water Week 2021!

We are looking forward to taking part in this year’s fully digital SIWI World Water Week, with the theme Building Resilience Faster. To make societies […]

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New trial ensures successful planting of seedlings to restore areas in Pantanal degraded by fires

The pilot project uses the transplantation of seedlings due to a shortage in production of native seeds, necessary to restore forests around the Cuiabá River, […]

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Wetlands International Argentina wins national Water Project Competition with restoration of the Llancanelo Lagoon

With their project focused on the ecological restoration of the Carapacho wetlands in Mendoza, Argentina, Wetlands International Argentina have won the 14th Fundación Vida Silvestre […]

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Wetlands International Brazil and partners launch new tool that monitors burned areas in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon

On 8 June, Wetlands International Brazil and their partners celebrated a live launch of the platform ‘ALARMES’, a new tool that provides daily warnings about […]

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The wetlands of Guanacache, Argentina are green again

After nine years of rigorous community effort, the wetlands of Guanacache in the Mendoza province of Argentina are green once more. The project that has […]

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Ziway-Shalla Basin in Balance

Ziway Shalla is a closed water basin, located in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia, the country’s most important wetland area. It secures the livelihoods of […]

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Can language determine how we value water?

This year’s World Water Day focuses on the value of water. But while scientific journals, policy frameworks and philosophical debates have explored and assessed the […]

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World Wetlands Day 2021: wetlands are the freshwater sources

This World Wetlands Day we celebrate how wetlands are essential for water and provide for life. World Wetlands Day, celebrated each year on 2 February, […]