First of all lovely photographs. Not only these wetland but other are also in danger. I recently visited Sunderban and they are vanishing fast. Industrialization is not only the factor behind it but many other reasons are there.Vanda, what actions are undertaken to save these lands at your place? will be nice to know..

As pointed out by researchers at Alberta Land Institute, to restore wetlands is important but we should look also at stopping loosing them in the first place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7qA6o1iA4

Published March 20, 2015 15:51 by Vanda Mendonca, Centre of Marine Sciences, Univ Algarve, Portugal - Research Associate

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In northern Scotland, some serious restoration work has been taking place to recover boreal peatlands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnMMLr4Z3fo

Published March 20, 2015 15:50 by Vanda Mendonca, Centre of Marine Sciences, Univ Algarve, Portugal - Research Associate

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In Canada, Ducks Unlimited has recovered over 1,000 wetlands over the past 2 decades, but the effort must continue and indeed much more has to be done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eodltO0F7Q0

Published March 20, 2015 12:37 by Vanda Mendonca, Centre of Marine Sciences, Univ Algarve, Portugal - Research Associate

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In North America, some action has been taken to preserve and recover already damaged areas of the Boreal Forest and its Wetlands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuRxklojz54

Published March 20, 2015 11:50 by Vanda Mendonca, Centre of Marine Sciences, Univ Algarve, Portugal - Research Associate

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