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Wetlands will help countries deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework
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Wetlands are our biggest ally as we transform our societies and economies for an equitable, carbon-neutral, nature-positive future and can help achieve many of the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. We must move from agreement to action to #BuildBackBiodiversity
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Stories from around the Globe
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Where water meets land, life takes flight: Celebrating the beauty of wetlands and migratory birds
Ward Hagemeijer, senior adviser at Wetlands International explains how migratory birds, wetlands, and people are interconnected, and play vital roles in maintaining the health of our planet.
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Migratory waterbird species decline ‘canary in the coal mine’
Migratory waterbird populations in the African-Eurasian and East Asian – Australasian flyways indicate declines of 35% and 42% respectively, according to recent assessments.
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Questions & Answers: Bringing Clarity on Peatland Rewetting and Restoration
Our new joint paper, a collaboration between Greifswald Mire Centre and Wetlands International Europe, addresses key questions raised in the European Parliament and the EU Council with respect to peatland rewetting and restoration.
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Decades of Change with Global Mangrove Watch
Learn how UNEP-WCMC's report 'Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What does it mean for nature, people and the climate?' uses Global Mangrove Watch as a key source of data to explore changes in mangrove cover and highlight the urgent need to protect them.
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New Biodiversa+ Project On Bird Conservation Launched In Trondheim
A new EU project SPEAR comprising an international consortium with Wetlands International was launched this May. The project will monitor changes in bird population across Europe and develop new tools to meet global biodiversity targets for 2030.
Learn more here.
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Empowering ecotourism in Las Cuevas, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Our Corredor Azul Programme carried out "The Wetland School" activity to train ecotourism providers to learn bird-watching techniques and practices in aquatic, coastal and island environments.
Read more here. [Spanish]
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Investigating Kareri Lake, a high-altitude wetland in the Dhauladhar
Our team in South Asia office hiked to Kareri lake, a shallow freshwater glacier fed lake perched at over 2900m above sea level in Himachal Pradesh, India, to do a sampling of its soil and water, and assess the presence of peatlands in the area.
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POSITIVE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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