The world's wetlands are increasingly at risk from pollution, threatening the drinking water supply for millions and reducing biodiversity.

Moreover, the ecological health of our remaining wetlands may be in danger from habitat fragmentation, polluted runoff, water level changes and invasive species ...

Common indirect impacts include influx of surface water and sediments, fragmentation of a wetland from a contiguous wetland complex, loss of recharge area, or ...

27 февр. 2024 г. · Pollutants in ground water and fresh surface waters that flow into wetlands can be toxic to plants and animals, and they can accumulate in ...

Because warmer waters are more productive, wetlands may end up overrun by algae, which degrades water quality and poses health problems to humans and animals.

Human activities cause wetland degradation and loss by changing water quality, quantity, and flow rates; increasing pollutant inputs; and changing species ...

80% of our global wastewater is released into wetlands untreated. Pollution from factories, fertilisers, pesticides or from major spills, all pose serious ...

16 июл. 2023 г. · Threats to releasing toxic legacies. The soil in many wetlands is composed of dead and decaying vegetation known as peat. Peat accumulates ...

Pollution is another important problem that wetlands are exposed to. On a glob- al scale, 80% of wastewater is discharged into wetlands without any treatment.

Why focus on Wetlands? Wetland degradation leads to biodiversity loss, increased poverty and vulnerability of the communities “poor” this ...