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23 September 2026

• Wetlands: What You Don’t Know And Why It Matters
  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...
• Trump Administration Moves to Drop Protections for More Wetlands
  The proposed rule could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, many of which help feed drinking water systems.
• Global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions
  New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other country. Its findings help better explain the causes and impacts of such losses and inform...
• Permafrost and wetlands may add more warming than climate models expect
  Warming-induced emissions from permafrost, wetlands, and wildfires could add up to 0.7°F by 2100, and most climate models leave them out.
• Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700—but most could still be saved
  Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been...