Someone: 'hey, why are wetlands important?'

Wetlands:

Last year the river was completely dry. This year it’s bursting with life thanks largely to beavers holding back water and creating amazing wetlands alongside. The diversity they create within otherwise closed canopy forests is extraordinary.

May is #AmericanWetlandsMonth !
A wetland is a place where the land is covered by water. FL has an estimated 11 million acres of wetlands. Coastal wetlands, which occur where freshwater rivers and springs flow into the ocean, provide critically important habitat for manatees.

Mural in Buenos Aires, celebrating the capybara invasion of Nordelta, Argentina’s most exclusive gated community, an enclave of the ultra rich, built in a lush area on the wetlands of the Paraná river.

Problem is that after a few years, most people normalize extreme climate as normal
They also normalize disappearance of world Bees insects birds wildlife, marine life, forests wetlands and their replacement with a sterile barren lifeless landscape as normal

🆕 Report Alert! The Ramsar Technical Report highlights how national actions for wetlands can help us achieve the #BiodiversityPlan . Although making up only around 6% of the Earth’s surface, wetlands support 40% of biodiversity.

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#WetlandsWednesday

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In South Dianchi National Wetland Park, Jinning Yunnan, the photographer used time-lapse photography to capture the night falling, the mirror-like water surface, reflecting the beautiful stars. Accompanied by #XiaoZhan , let's watch how amazing the stars are!

Fun fact, capybaras have become a symbol of revolution and anti capitalism in Buenos Aires because the affluent neighborhood they’ve been “invading” was a recent development from 2000 that destroyed their native wetlands so they’re basically reclaiming their land.

Indonesia is rich in biodiversity, forest lands and carbon-rich wetlands and has shown global leadership in its commitment to forests, trees and agroforestry-based solutions. For over 30 years, CIFOR-ICRAF has provided support f at various levels.

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In the wetlands...
Roseate Spoonbill
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

383,000. That’s how many gallons of crude oil just spilled out of the Keystone Pipeline & into the wetlands of N Dakota. When we protested at Standing Rock, Big Oil minimized the threat of spills. Enough. We cannot gamble with our precious water resources. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife

Are you developing a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)? Are you trying to reverse the loss and degradation of #wetlands ? This new guide from Convention on Wetlands funded by Wetlands International that we contributed to will help, with info on actions, indicators, monitoring etc

'SARS just shot a young boy dead at Ughelli, Delta state as we speak. In front of Wetland hotels. They left him for dead on the road side and drove away with the deceased Lexus jeep' - Chinyelugo

#EndSARS #EndSarsNow #EndSARS Brutality
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Annual reminder that these trees in the wetlands are supposed to be dead. On purpose. We planted them already dead. Super dead. Not an accident. Dead.

Shoebill strides imperiously through the vegetation at Mabamba Wetlands, Uganda while an Intermediate Egret adds a sense of scale.

Can’t wait to look for this impressive bird again next week!

HOLY SHIT: Brett Kavanaugh just voted AGAINST the conservative majority decision to seriously hamper the Clean Water Act.

He said, 'By narrowing the act's coverage of wetlands to only adjoining wetlands, the court's new test will leave some long-regulated adjacent wetlands no

Who asked these rich people to buy the Villas illegally built on lakebeds, wetlands and tank beds? Why did not they check all documents? I am sure they are not illiterate or ignorant. Water will always reclaim its land. Why are they crying now? #BengaluruRain

Every environment lover will feel happy that 10 more wetlands in India have been designated as Ramsar sites. Last month, 5 sites achieved the same recognition. This will deepen our commitment to protect our natural surroundings.

Our chicks are 5 days old now and looking less like blobs every day. This morning we captured one of the parents removing a faecal sac (chick poop) from the nest, keeping everything spic and span. Nothing stirring yet in no 21 , we will keep you posted #nestwatch