Lego, cress, & hand-made waves in an aquarium reveal the power of vegetated foreshores for #CoastalProtection
#FreakyFridayScience #FlumeFriday
#LegoScience #SciComm
#KeepWetlands #RestoreWetlands
Thanks to Ken Schoutens GlobalChangeEcology
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Not everyone knows why #saltmarshes are valuable but these ecosystems deserve out attention. They are more than worthwhile to understand, protect and restore...
As it is It is #WorldWetlandsDay , here some facts at a glance.
#SpreadTheFacts
#KeepWetlands
#RestoreWetlands
It’s time to acknowledge the contribution of wetland either for people or the planet
In fact, wetlands has crucial role in the ecosystems in the pursuit of the biodiversity conservation, climate dister risk reduction and climate change mitigation
#WetlandsDay #RestoreWetlands
Today is #WorldWetlandsDay 💦.
Piccaninny Plains Wildlife Sanctuary contains 70 wetlands of conservation significance. Once devastated by feral pigs, today they're thriving.
An example of what's possible if we #RestoreWetlands 👇
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📸 S Gray, W Lawler/AWC
*Job alert* - Join Norfolk Rivers Ecology and play a key role in creating new wetland habitats to purify water, absorb carbon and restore nature 💚Deadline 15th Jan!
Apply here: bit.ly/3pU4SqM
#RestoreWetlands
40% of the world’s species live or breed in wetlands, yet they are disappearing 3x faster than forests.
On this #WorldWetlandsDay , let's join us to conserve and #RestoreWetlands .
Healthy people and 🌎 depend on healthy wetlands. 40% of the world’s species live or breed in wetlands, yet they are disappearing 3x faster than forests.
On today's #WorldWetlandsDay , see 5 reasons why they matter for #ClimateAction and join us to conserve and #RestoreWetlands .
On this day, it is important that we remember Barbados’ history of lush, natural mangrove woodlands🇧🇧. The only remaining indicator of this history is Graeme Hall Wetland, Barbados’ last mangrove forest and only RAMSAR wetland💚.
#Barbados #KeepWetlands #RestoreWetlands
Today is #WorldWetlandsDay , and it's been exactly one year since we announced our little cozy game about #WetlandsRestoration 💖🌾
Let's continue to bring awareness to these beautiful ecosystems 🐸
#ClimateAction #RestoreWetlands #GodotEngine
Wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate mitigation, the global economy and more.
Yet, since 1970, 35% of the world’s wetlands have been lost.
On #WorldWetlandsDay , here are 5️⃣ reasons why we must take action to #RestoreWetlands .
'🇪🇺, however, was the worst affected area, with Ireland losing more than 90% of its wetlands, Germany, Lithuania and Hungary more than 80% and the UK, the Netherlands and Italy more than 75%.'
The map and the figures are appalling 👇
#RestoreNature #RestoreWetlands
💧 Less than 1% of #water on Earth is usable #freshwater and it is mostly stored in wetlands.
💧 We will require 55% more water by 2050 for a global population of 10 billion people.
We must value what #wetlands do for life. We must #RestoreWetlands 💦💙🌎 #WorldWetlandsDay
🚨Folks, it's #WorldShorebirdsDay today😲
➡️ #ShowUpForShorebirds & flood all timelines w/ ur pics of #shorebirds using the #⃣!
& help #RestoreWetlands wherever u can
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #BirdTwitter #WaderWednesday #BirdsOfTwitter
Gyorgy Szimuly🌍World Shorebirds Day
Wetlands, including wetland #forests , are the “filters” of our natural system, combating #pollution and securing fresh drinking #water for surrounding and downstream communities.
#WorldWetlandsDay #RestoreWetlands #BetterWithForests
UN Environment Programme UN Biodiversity Convention on Wetlands
Its #WorldWetlandsDay 2021
The wetlands help to sustain life on this planet and so it is of utmost importance that we save the wetlands
#WorldWetlandsDay #RestoreWetlands
Healthy people and 🌎 depend on healthy wetlands.
40% of the world’s species live or breed in wetlands, yet they are disappearing 3x faster than forests.
See5⃣reasons why they matter for #ClimateAction and join us to conserve and #RestoreWetlands .
UN Development
Why do we need to #ActForWetlands and #RestoreWetlands ?
👉 They are:
✅ #biodiversity hotspots
✅ #Freshwater stores
✅ #Carbone sinks
✅Sources of #livelihoods
✅Our powerful allies in the fight against #ClimateChange
#RamsarCOP14 Dr. Musonda Xoliswa Mumba
Convention on Wetlands
Healthy people and 🌎 depend on healthy wetlands. 40% of the world’s species live or breed in wetlands, yet they are disappearing 3x faster than forests.
Here are 5️⃣ reasons why we must take action to #RestoreWetlands
Via UN Development
Observing #WorldWetlandsDay today to spread awareness about the need to #conserve and #RestoreWetlands which are disappearing fast leading to loss of #biodiversity . 40% of the world's species live or breed in #wetlands and they are important for #ClimateAction .
