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28 July 2026

• Capybaras: 10 key roles for healthy wetlands
  Capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, are more than just cute internet icons—they play a vital ecological role in South American wetlands. Their grazing controls vegetation, creates paths, and...
• 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...
• New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action
  Wetlands have shaped human life in Europe since ancient times. These ecosystems provided essential resources and safe havens for plants and animals, and in many regions they also held spiritual and...
• Why river management is so crucial to protecting one of world's most important wetlands
  A major new study led by Swansea University has shown that upstream river management, rather than local rainfall, is the primary driver of one of the world's most important wetlands. According to the...
• Supreme Court to Decide Which Wetlands Receive Federal Protection
  Wetlands and floodplains like California's Yolo Bypass provide habitat for fish, birds and other animals, as well as flood control and other benefits. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) The U.S. Supreme...