A raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded ...

Annie Proulx was not able to travel for her book on wetlands. She had imagined journeys into the disappearing Siberian mires and the English fens, which are already mostly lost. She would visit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

Immature white ibis’ forage for food in the marshes along Singleton Beach Road on Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023 on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin [email protected] Few words in the environmental ...

The EPA’s proposal to weaken protections under the Clean Water Act is not a misunderstanding of science. It is not regulatory ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Defining what a wetland is can be as hard as counting how many are left in Minnesota. Experts at the Wetlands Summit Saturday in Bloomington couldn't really say how many are left ...

A line of development stretches across southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator with aerial support ...

Recent Supreme Court rulings and state legislation threaten to weaken wetland protections in North Carolina. Proponents of these changes argue that previous regulations were overly burdensome and ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every February 2nd to raise awareness of wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Wetlands Convention, adopted as an international treaty in 1971. Its ...

As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits. The restoration of wetlands is an often overlooked opportunity.