Wetland restoration

Scientists designed a new, on-site method for studying potential impacts rising sea levels can have on vital wetlands, said a researcher who led a study publish

Wetlands have a disproportionate effect on a global scale. Whether you are concerned with habitat, wildlife, or human health, the world needs healthy, functioning wetland communities. Unfortunately, humans have been painfully slow to realize this fact. Recent decades have seen laws and regulations p

If you’re dealing with a paddock that’s a boggy mess in winter, it was probably once a wetland. Words: Rachel Rose People often ask wetland restoration expert Nathan Burkepile to visit a wet area on their farm that they’re thinking of turning into a wetland. “When I get there, I’m usually looking at a wetland already,” he says. The genial American, formerly with Fish and Game, is now the regional coordinator in Hawkes Bay for the New Zealand Landcare Trust. He’s spent 15 years working on…

Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no consideration of ecosystem services provided by different wetland types, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

Nutrient loads in fresh and coastal waters continue to lead to harmful algal blooms across the globe. Historically, floodplains—low-lying areas adjacent to streams and rivers that become inundated during high-flow events—would have been nutrient deposition and/or removal sites within riparian corridors, but many floodplains have been developed and/or disconnected. This review synthesizes literature and data available from field studies quantifying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) removal…

Wetlands are water-rich natural areas that occur chiefly along rivers and in deltas. Those are the same places where most urbanisation occurs, however. Urban ex...

“Freshwater wetlands are natural climate solutions to enhancing Mediterranean resilience to climate change”. Illustration of the Theory of Change, for Wetlands International Europe, a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands. Their vision is a world where wetlands are treasured and nurtured for their beauty, the life they support and the…

This week during my sustainable development series class at Royal Roads University, we had a few guest speakers give us talks about the sustainability efforts on my campus. I have to admit, the eff…

Constructed Wetlands applied to the region of Curitiba and Paraná - Download as a PDF or view online for free

Vall d'en Joan Redevelopment of the site from 2004 to 2009 – Garraf, Spain