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29 May 2026

• Wetlands are vanishing faster despite decades of protection
  A satellite study shows U.S. coastal wetlands are disappearing faster despite decades of protection, with storms driving accelerating losses.
• Remote wetlands where wild animals still roam freely
  This video shows a giant anteater walking slowly through shallow wetlands surrounded by green grass and scattered vegetation in the Pantanal region of Brazil. The animal’s long snout, large curved...
• Wetlands could drown as the planet warms. Here’s how infrastructure can help
  The rates of today’s sea-level rise mean portions of coastal wetland ecosystems will be lost to the ocean in the years and decades to come at a tempo never seen before. Wetlands have flourished along...
• The West’s wetlands are struggling. Some have been overlooked altogether.
  On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hung overhead,...
• Unexpected culprit: Wetlands as source of methane
  Wetlands are an important part of the Earth's natural water management system. The complex system of plants, soil, and aquatic life serves as a reservoir that captures and cleans water. However, as...