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People around the world value wetlands for many reasons: as a source of water, grazing for animals, fish for food, as well as other materials or simply as a place to relax and enjoy nature. By monitoring the status of wetlands and their species, we ensure that these values are safeguarded and restored – for humans and nature alike.

Wetlands occur where water meets land. They include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, deltas, floodplains and flooded forests, rice-fields, and even coral reefs. Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions. Read more...

Wetlands are home to a rich abundance of animal and plant life. From mangrove forests filled with estuarine crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, mudskippers, to peatlands of […]

Healthy wetlands are essential for water and sanitation – for their role in providing water for drinking, sanitation services and waste filtration. In arid and […]