Biologists have documented that coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States are responding positively to rising temperatures both in their growth and in their ability to build soil to keep pace ...
As a consequence, wetlands all over the world are continually modified and reclaimed at great cost. Since, 1900 more than half the world's wetlands have disappeared. The root cause of much wetland ...
Despite their importance to water security and their legal protection, diffuse seeps—which are primarily responsible for the formation of wetlands in Brazil's Cerrado savanna biome—continue to be ...
FILE - Encontro das Aguas park stands in the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2023, after wildfires burned part of it in the Pantanal biome, the world's biggest ...
SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27, 2021 (ENS) – Brazil has lost 15 percent of its surface water in the past 30 years, finds a comprehensive analysis published on the new MapBiomas Water Platform. The ...
If you're a nature lover, this Columbia River preserve between Washington and Oregon is a must-visit with its wildlife and ...
The Brazilian Congress is analyzing a bill that would leave all the country’s non-forestry vegetation unprotected, affecting an area twice the size of the United Kingdom. Behind the proposal are the ...
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven’t technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will ...