Stepping up Action for Wetlands Worldwide

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Stepping up Action for Wetlands Worldwide

Wetlands International wants to boost action for wetlands to benefit both people and nature

The strategy sets out the ambitions of Wetlands International in terms of what we aim to achieve- and how and where we plan to go about that work for the next ten years together with our many partners and stakeholders. It provides a common focus and basis for collaboration to safeguard and restore wetlands to benefit people and nature across the globe - from coasts and deltas, to water stores in the mountains, to high carbon peatlands, and in the water-scarce Sahel.

According to Wetlands International CEO Jane Madgwick, "Wetlands need much more attention. Efforts to end poverty and boost local and global economies will go to waste if we don't start safeguarding and managing wetlands better. It's not a choice between environmental care and development gains.

Healthy wetlands are part of the bottom line for healthy economies. Action is needed urgently by governments, the private sector and civil society from the Arctic to the tropics. As the global NGO working worldwide, we share knowledge and catalyse positive action for wetlands. We work with hundreds of partners and our work benefits millions of people. With this Strategic Intent as our guide, we aim to inspire others and add momentum to scale up wetland solutions."

Five priority Streams to guide our ambitions

To focus our work on the issues and places where wetlands matter the most to people and nature around the world, we have chosen five landscape scale outcomes or "Streams" for our work and developed a vision for each one. These priorities reflect our global and regional analyses of the linked environmental and development challenges, and build on our track record of success to bring about change.

The five Streams are:

Source: Wetland International

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