Wetlands
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Wetlands
Ten years after Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, marine wildlife struggles to recover
•The explosion killed 11 workers and spewed an estimated 795 million litres of oil before it was capped 87 days later.
Mysore city's thriving bird scence now has a first-of-its kind bird atlas to its credit
Mongabay India •About 60 volunteer birders pooled in their time, effort and bird-watching skills to make this Atlas possible.
Land clearing, farming contribute a third of the world’s greenhouse gases: UN Report
•The report finds that there's no way to stay within 2℃ warming without a significant drop in land-based emissions
Saving tiger reserves can reap trillions in economic, ecological benefits: Report
Mongabay India •Forests, wetlands & species benefitting from tiger conservation impact the health of ecosystems & the water cycle.
Wetlands near urban areas of Kashmir are shrinking and deteriorating due to land-use
Indiascience •The wetland is a breeding ground for waterfowl species that migrate from Russia and Central Asia during winters.
Nepal’s fertile wetlands dying out due to ignorance, unplanned development
The Third Pole •Undervalued and ignored, wetlands are disappearing and drying up in Nepal – leaving the communities and wildlife that depend on them exposed in a changing climate
Wetlands receding 'three times faster than forests', experts call for urgent action
•When wetlands disappear, carbon that has been locked in the soil is released into the atmosphere.
World's wetlands disappearing three times faster than forests, says Ramsar Convention report; experts say insight is 'red flag'
•Wetlands, which are among the world's most valuable and biodiverse ecosystems, are disappearing at an alarming speed amid urbanisation and agriculture shifts, conservationists said on Thursday, calling for urgent action to halt the erosion.
Meet the citizens of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai fighting against the illegal clearing of mangroves
Priyamvada_mangal •Mumbai and Navi Mumbai were built on land 'reclaimed' from the sea — and wetlands and mangroves were the collateral damage
Mumbai's Mangrove Warriors: Meet the citizens who're working to reclaim city's lost mangroves
Priyamvada_mangal •Mumbai and Navi Mumbai were built on land 'reclaimed' from the sea — and wetlands and mangroves were the collateral damage