In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...

Saltmarshes have a valuable role in reducing flood and coastal erosion risk, along with mudflats, seagrass meadows and oyster reefs. Last week the Environment Agency updated the “Working with Natural ...

Scientists have demonstrated that New England’s salt marshes sequester carbon equivalent to the emissions of roughly 10 million cars within their top meter of soil. Furthermore, their research ...

More commonly associated with fly-and-flop than jet-and-trek, Portugal’s southernmost region is an overlooked haven for ...

Wildlife preservation officials celebrated the return of tidal flow to wetlands in South San Diego Bay on Thursday for the ...

Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would ...

We reviewed the latest research on natural flood management and updated the Working with natural processes evidence directory ...

World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life. Throughout the ...

restoration and management of seagrass and salt marshes that are vital to the state’s ecosystem for carbon sequestration and coastal protection. UNDP India head for Energy, Environment and ...

State officials are considering an undeveloped barrier island, an expanded heritage preserve, and a new dove hunting field to become part of the state’s growing patchwork of preserved land. The ...

Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

Wetlands are precious ecosystems with life, service, and value for society. They make our existence on Earth possible. Highly interconnected and biodiverse, wetlands link mountains to oceans, span ...