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African Union: Wetlands should be integrated into the Great Green Wall Initiative

Version française en bas. In a big step forward towards acknowledging the value of wetland ecosystems, the African Union has expressed its commitment to integrate […]

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Kayakers of the Paraná River in Argentina demand wetland protection

A group of kayakers paddled 350 kilometers from Rosario, Santa Fe, to Tigre, Buenos Aires, in seven days in order to deliver a petition signed […]

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Africa Climate Week 2021: Safeguarding wetlands as risk-based approach

On 26 September 2021, also World Rivers Day, we invite you to join us in discussion at the Africa Climate Week. Our event Safeguarding wetlands […]

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Reflections from World Water Week 2021: Wetlands as key to building resilience faster

In recent months the world has seen catastrophic flooding in western Europe and China, extreme heatwaves in North America, and wildfires in Russia, Greece, Turkey […]

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Wetlands International welcomes the 2030 Action Targets and calls for a focus on wetlands

Wetlands International welcomes the ambitious yet highly relevant 2030 action targets calling for conservation and effective management of at least 30 percent of global land- […]

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Joining forces with Boskalis towards sustainable engineering

Wetlands International and Boskalis are joining hands towards enhancing sustainability in coastal and water infrastructure development. In 2020 Wetlands International and Boskalis signed an institutional […]

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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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A Roadmap to address Land Subsidence for Central Java

In response to rapid land subsidence in Central Java, the Building with Nature Indonesia consortium released a Roadmap towards Adapting and Mitigating Land Subsidence in […]

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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 […]