The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated—they store and filter water, provide wildlife habitat, cool the atmosphere and sequester carbon. Yet, in the farmland area of Canada's ...

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 ...

Since wetlands were first subject to federal regulation in the 1970s, federal agencies have been attempting to develop techniques for assessing wetland functions. The motivations for assessing ...

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change -- but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a ...

Southwest Florida has experienced significant wetland loss, with Collier County losing 17% and Lee County losing 31% in 24 years. Wetland loss has negative economic consequences, impacting tourism and ...

A bill that would repeal Indiana’s wetlands protections has been the subject of intense debate this legislative session, raising lots of questions about wetlands and the state’s current regulations.