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… "Wetlands: water, life, and culture" 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the … threatened ecological communities, as well as threatened species, under Ramsar Criterion 2 will often be of particular … interactions. They play an important role in storm protection and coastal stabilization. 38. Worldwide, mangrove …

… About IuCN IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our … adaptation, local livelihoods, tourism and culture such as protection from storms and prevention of shoreline erosion, … of coastal water quality, habitat for numerous fish species and other commercial and endangered species.4 …

… on Wetlands Fact Sheet 8 Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth’s land surface, but store more carbon than all … wet for a better future Peatlands occur in a great variety of forms and are present in more than half of all Ramsar … the vegetation. Paludiculture of native peat swamp species is being piloted with local communities. Peatland …

… for Training and Research (UNITAR), in the framework of a collaboration with UN Environment, has designed the … interactive learning objects, exercises, assessments of learning and evaluation. The Institute has also produced … will change, leading to longer and hotter summers. Some species will not be able to adapt well to this change of …