Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...

Often conjuring images of dank, smelly, mosquito-infested wastelands, upon closer look, wetlands are actually biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life ...

From water and food security to reducing poverty and disaster risk, healthy wetlands are essential for our daily survival - and for tackling the world's climate and nature crises, and driving ...

Wetlands are areas of the land that are covered by water for most of the time. They can form naturally or be man-made. If I told you I was visiting a bog, you might be wondering why I look so ...

Canada is seemingly flush with freshwater―but it isn’t immune to water scarcity. Protecting and restoring wetlands is one of the ways we can help nature to help us. ByJohnny Langenheim ...

ALBANY — New York will protect an additional 1 million acres of wetlands by 2028 after the state expanded its definition of regulated wetlands. Environmental groups embraced the move, saying it ...

Twice a year, millions of migratory birds undertake an epic journey between their northern breeding grounds and their southern wintering grounds – along the world’s great “flyways.” This massive, ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a required report to Congress that shows the dire status of America’s wetlands and highlights the urgent need for more protections.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The Department of Environmental Conservation changed the jurisdiction and classifications of freshwater wetlands on Jan. 1. If you have regulated wetlands on your property, you ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday new regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state. The changes, most ...