In this month's newsletter, we bring to you stories on restoration efforts from the field, our new Corrientes bird checklist from the Iberian wetlands, and share a thought piece on the importance of wetlands in tackling our biodiversity and climate crisis.
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Why now is the time to rewet Europe
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"It is absolutely vital to have clear wetland targets. Unless we restore the connectivity in the landscape by restoring wetland systems and their functionality, we can’t achieve the SDGs, we cannot achieve the biodiversity goals."
- Jane Madgwick, CEO, Wetlands International
As Europe experiences one of the worst droughts on record, our CEO, Jane Madgwick highlights the role that wetlands play in stabilising water flow & storing carbon and implores the need for action to restore our wetlands.
Read the article here.
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Stories from around the Globe
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Drive to Restore Lamu’s Degraded Mangroves
In Kenya, we embarked on restoration efforts in Kiboyani area of Mkunumbi, Lamu and held an outreach and awareness session and share practical lessons about the CBEMR technique.
Read about it here.
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Launch of Corrientes Iberá bird checklist
Great news for bird watchers! We published a trilingual list of the province of Corrientes that brings together 496 species that can be seen in the Iberá marshes in South America.
Learn more here.
[in Spanish]
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Wetlands are key to tackling Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss
Ritesh Kumar, Director of Wetlands International in South Asia highlights the need for a concerted increase in ambition to safeguard our wetlands in order to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Read the feature here.
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Capacity-building of decision-makers in Guinea and Mali
Information and awareness-raising sessions on the ecosystem services and challenges of Upper and Inner Niger Delta were held as part of the BAMGIRE program.
Learn more here.
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Registrations Open - European Rivers Summit
Wetlands International Europe, EuroNatur, GEOTA, RiverWatch, and WWF Adria invite you to the third European Rivers Summit (ERS) in Brussels, Belgium from 29 September to 1 October. Registered your participation yet?
Register here.
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Positive News in the world of wetlands
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