Human activities such as dumping, encroachment and overgrazing coupled with dire effects of climate change exacerbate the degradation of wetlands, worsening the water crisis.
Small wetlands have an outsize importance for ecosystems and the climate. But they’re declining faster than bigger wetlands and need more protection, a new study has found.
Two dams are being built on the 380-kilometer (236-mile) Santa Cruz River in Argentina’s Patagonia, threatening glacier movements and endemic wildlife that rely on the surrounding wetlands.
The Ford government held back a report on Ontario’s ecosystems until The Narwhal made a freedom of information request. Even as it shows how much human activity is hurting wetlands and waterways, it focuses on the wealth generated by natural resources.
Faced with the loss of their wetlands, Louisianians attempt to rebuild barrier islands for the benefit of coastal communities and the state’s beloved brown pelicans.
Boggy marshes and wetlands across the country are the secret stars of carbon capture, but most people don’t understand their worth, said Christina Davy, a research scientist for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Surrounded by squawking fowl, 15-year-old Tayla Gallaud stepped gingerly on wood shavings in a coop on Sugar Roots Farm as she raked up "gross substrate," the official-sounding word for the
