The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

A federal judge in Iowa dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday that threatened millions of acres of wetlands, ecosystems that mitigate flooding, reduce water pollution and support biodiversity. While the ...

The first comprehensive new map for the Mendenhall wetlands area since 1979 is nearing completion and the cartographer for the project — who started drawing local maps around that time — says ...

New protections are key parts of an updated wetlands ordinance adopted by Orange County commissioners Dec. 12, 2023, after more than two years of study.

A large increase in atmospheric methane between 2020 and 2022 raised concerns that tropical wetland emissions had surged in ...

But the new wetland regulations extend DEC’s authority far beyond wetlands shown on old paper—now digital—maps that were first drawn up in 1975.

Peat bogs store twice as much CO2 as all of the world's forests combined. A new research center at the University of Copenhagen will map Earth’s wetlands and provide important knowledge about the ...

Fifty-five hectares of wetlands in Ottawa have lost their provincial protections since a 2022 move by the Ontario government aimed at building more housing.

In one of the first reports outlining how many wetlands could be affected, an environmental group says South Carolina could lose federal protection on more than 1 million acres of wetlands.

The Ontario government has ordered three conservation authorities in the eastern part of the province to drop plans for updated wetlands mapping after some landowners complained the process had ...