Characterization of
wetland hydrology using hydrogeomorphic classification.
The DES
wetland mitigation program strives to maintain the valuable
wetlands we still have and to restore lost or impaired
wetlands where possible.
As well as
Wetland Explorers, during the summer holiday, The Giant LEGO Brick Animal Trail is back at certain centres with new models and a free brick book; Giant Bionic Bugs are buzzing around and one of its centres has a new Arctic Adventure.
"For one, natural features of
wetlands such as mangrove trees serve as barriers that protect communities against storm surges and flooding," she said.
For the past two decades, US
wetland policy decisions have been founded on a body of research that demonstrates that the connectivity of streams and
wetlands is not determined solely by proximity and continuity, but also by overland flows, evapotranspiration, subsurface flow regimes, biological dispersal mechanisms, and other site-specific factors.
However,
wetlands in Kenya continue to face major threats.
A national policy becomes even more crucial as many
wetland ecosystems are now classified as sites critical for the conservation of globally important biodiversity.
A 135-hectare farmland within Barangay Paligui in Candaba, Pampanga, the Paligui
Wetland is owned and managed by MIA.
Every year since 1997, nations have been celebrating World
Wetlands Day on February 2.
For most of us, it is relatively easy to be captivated by the beauty of
wetlands. Just consider the elegant flamingos, now so familiar to Dubai, that feed in the area's
wetlands; or the more than 67 species of water birds supported by the Ras Al Khor Wildlife SanctuaryThere is the fascinating Spoonbill, with its spatula-like beak, and the sleek and functional bill of the shiny-feathered Glossy Ibis.
This is the result of a complex picture of birds leaving after spending the winter in the
Wetland Reserves - departing to the breeding places - and the arrival of other birds that have spent their winter further south and are passing through the
Wetland Reserves on their way north.
