Nature-based solutions as the future of sustainable infrastructure
By Rutaban Yameen In a world threatened with increasing climate-related disasters, multiple sectors are tuning…
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Ramsar Urban Wetlands Accreditation scheme takes off
by Rutaban Yameen The 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP13) to…
Renowned wetland scientist Dhrubajyoti Ghosh passes away
Anyone who knows about the unique wastewater fed fishery system in the East Kolkata Wetlands…
Sand Mining – The Unheard Global Environmental Crisis
Impacts of over-fishing, wastewater disposal and reclamation on wetland has been widely discussed for years.…
Weaving Dams to defend mangroves in Semarang City, Indonesia
A Dutch consortium of coastal engineering concerns, NGOs and maritime knowledge institutes (Witteveen+Bos, Deltares, EcoShape,…
Hanoi Vietnam: Increased groundwater pumping draws Arsenic from contaminated wetlands and rivers.
Monsoonal regions such as Hanoi, Vietnam consist of lands with higher ground water levels than…
Policy discussion on urban wetland transformation and environmental planning held in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
In June this 2014 ESPRG (Environmental and Social Planning Research Group) of the Queensland Australia,…
Europe: Watching wetlands from above.
The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that, following promising results from monitoring efforts, use of…
South Asia: Kolkata Wetlands Under Threat.
Two large wetlands in Kolkata, India are under threat from dumping and urban development. While…
South Asia: Colombo gains parks, loses wetlands?
Concerns have been raised about the functional ability of wetlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, following…