Alhough they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s ... More than a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods – that’s about one in eight people on ...

Wetlands are found nearly everywhere, are essential to the survival of countless species of plants and animals, and are therefore crucial for human survival too, as water is the essence of life. For ...

However, up to 87 percent of the world’s wetlands have been lost over the last 300 or so years, so clearly preserving them is high up on the environmental agenda. That’s where the Ramsar Conve ...