Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season, ...

Back in 2020, a grim picture of nature in the European Union emerged. Only 15% of key habitats including coasts, dunes, forests, grasslands and peatlands were in good condition according to the ...

The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern Cape region. Since then, the reserve has expanded to 155,000 hectares and ...

Wetlands are often described as transition zones between land and permanent water, and that is the case along shorelines. However, there are lots of wetlands that do not transition to open water, so ...

Attribution researches the influence of climate change on local weather and impacts. We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around ...

Meet Kendalyn Town, the new watersheds technician for the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District, and find out why ...

The Trump administration wants to strip federal protections from wetlands and streams. We explain how it could affect Americans. By Sam Sifton I’m the host of The Morning In a new proposal, the Trump ...

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining marshes ...

As Horry County continues to grow, concerns of wetland impacts have increased. Now the second-highest growing county in the South Carolina, new housing developments are continually being built at a ...

IndyStar recently covered a warehouse development that would destroy wetlands in Marion County and wetlands across the state have been a topic of conversation during this — and many past —legislative ...