Feb. 2, is World Wetlands Day, and here in North Carolina these increasingly imperiled water bodies are integral to our quality of life and economy, making their protection vital.
The carbon stored in these coastal habitats is referred to as coastal blue carbon. Storing carbon becomes lost when wetlands are destroyed. Like everywhere else around the globe these wetlands ...
The first of its kind evidence-based guidelines for protection and management of coastal commons — salt marshes and tidal flats — have been launched. Protecting Wetlands For Our Common Future is the ...
A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, such as all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands ...
Local cook teams will compete, creating dishes that highlight the bounty of Louisiana's coastal wetlands, such as seafood and wild game, with free samples available for the public. The event will ...
Indeed in global terms some of the UK’s most important wildlife only graces our islands because of their wetlands. Migratory waterbirds are great examples – hundreds of thousands of wading birds ...