A new study identified hot spots of sinking levees that will need to be prioritized for maintenance to withstand future ...

From Naples to Cape Coral, map reveals 42,000 acres of wetlands gone amid development surge - bad news for flooding, wildlife ...

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

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.

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.

ALBANY — New York will protect an additional 1 million acres of wetlands by 2028 after the state expanded its definition of regulated wetlands. Environmental groups embraced the move, saying it ...

The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

A new European Wetland Map shows Europe's peatlands, floodplains and coastal wetlands more comprehensively than ever before in one map. Compiled from about 200 data sources, this map informs ...

A federal judge has rejected USDA’s request to retain wetland map rules from 2020 that were declared invalid in a previous decision. An environmental nonprofit claimed the 2020 rules allowed ...

Sri Lanka's capital is transforming floating garbage patches into biodiverse wetlands which are teeming with life.

Though states differ in how they now regulate wetland areas, law changes in three states and counting all have the same goal: more development.