Peat Swamps: The Forgotten Fix for Climate Change
“Drain the swamp!” It was Donald Trump’s campaign metaphor for purging everything bad in Washington DC. But he got his metaphor all wrong. Swamps are good. And, while Trump may not believe much in climate change, the UN climate conference
Innovators Creating Sustainable Coastal Solutions
Coastal erosion, pollutants, rising sea levels, toxic algae, and the future of coastal residents’ livelihood are not new issues. According to the United Nations Environment Program, recent studies find that 34% of the world's coasts are at high risk of
A way of life under threat: Dried wetlands lead to human displacement
This is Part 2 of the Wetlands International article series. Part 1 on the conservation of the Andean region can be accessed here. During our visit to dried wetlands, we stopped and spoke to Bonifacia Mamani, an elderly farmer of
The Key to the SDGs: Conserving and Restoring Wetlands
Editor's Note: A special acknowledgment goes to Jane Madgwick, CEO of Wetlands International , one of the authors of the report referenced below: Water Shocks: Wetlands and Human Migration in the Sahel. Agreed upon in a flurry of optimism in 2015, the