Wetland Conservation • Climate Newsroom

Listening to the Land: Indigenous perspectives and solutions for wetland resilience

Climate Newsroom2 days ago2 days ago02 mins

Indigenous leadership in wetland conservation took centre stage at COP15 during a side event titled Listening to the Land, which underscored the value of traditional knowledge in restoring biodiversity and advancing climate justice. Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of wetlands, protecting ecosystems, preserving biodiversity, and passing down ecological knowledge across generations. Their leadership has…

Africa faces steep wetland loss amid urgent calls for policy, finance

Climate Newsroom2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

Africa is facing an alarming rate of wetland degradation, with losses that may surpass the global average of 35% since 1970, warns Dr Julie Mulonga, Director of Wetlands International East Africa. She warned of widespread environmental and economic consequences unless urgent action is taken to restore and protect the continent’s rapidly disappearing wetlands. Ahead of…

BirdLife Zimbabwe leads national wetland drive as country prepares to host COP15

Climate Newsroom1 month ago1 month ago013 mins

BirdLife Zimbabwe is ramping up efforts to stem the rapid degradation of the country’s vital wetlands, threatened by urban sprawl, unsustainable development, as the nation prepares to host a major global conservation summit. The conservation organisation is leading the push with government, communities, local authorities, and schools to raise awareness and implement practical solutions aimed…

With climate change intensifying, a new generation is mobilising to tackle its long-term impacts, focusing increasingly on wetlands for climate mitigation

Climate Newsroom2 months ago2 months ago110 mins

Global warming, and its effect on climate, is one the most pressing issues facing the world today. Despite much already having been written on the urgency with which we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pull carbon out of the air, and redesign our social-environmental systems towards new ways of doing business, most decision makers, from…