Finding the balance between preserving natural areas like wetlands and making way for urban development is a challenge for planners, conservationists, regulators, and residents alike. A District ...

World Wetlands Day, celebrated worldwide on February 2, aims to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for nature ...

Six Cape Cod water quality projects approved for federal funding are in limbo: Cape group says it can't submit invoices.

The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his walk across South Korea's Saemangeum, a tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was once home to all kinds of birds, ...

World Wetland Day's theme is "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future". It is crucial to recognize the vital role wetlands play. Water sustains life and wetlands make our existence on Earth possible ...

In February 2023, Shenzhen's Futian mangrove was designated as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Together with the wetlands in Mai Po Nature Reserve, ...

Gandoman wetland, a permanent inland freshwater wetland located in the Middle Zagros mountain range, has been registered as ...