Revive and restore degraded wetlands

35% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared in the last 50 years

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World Wetlands Day Messages and Statements

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Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General, Convention on Wetlands

27 January 2023
We are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. There is an urgency to raise global awareness on wetlands to arrest and reverse their rapid...

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Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention on Mercury

02 February 2023
"Wetlands are among the most important types of ecosystems. Their functions and services are essential for human lives and biodiversity. While some...

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H.E. Barr. Mohammed H. Abdullahi, Minister of Environment for Nigeria

02 February 2023
We really need to think about how we humans negatively impact on the environment; also have an urgent obligation to take pragmatic action to, not...

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Pitch for the Grant 2023

Call for project ideas in wetlands

Apply from 2 February to 2 March 2023 for an opportunity to receive EUR 10'000 provided by Danone

 
 

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Wetlands

Land areas that are saturated or flooded with water either permanently or seasonally.

Inland wetlands:

 Marshes, lakes, rivers, floodplains, peatlands and swamps   

Coastal wetlands:

Saltwater marshes, estuaries, mangroves, lagoons and coral reefs

Human-made wetlands:

Fish ponds, rice paddies and salt pans
 

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