News Headline

What are wetlands and why do we need to protect them?

Source
Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2021-01-27

Just as forests are called as the ‘lungs of the earth’, wetlands are the ‘kidneys’ that regulate water and filter waste from the landscape. The kidney comparison aside, wetlands are the primary sources of freshwater, buffers of floods and droughts, recycler of nutrients and chemicals, and inextricably intertwined with our culture and identity.

Content
https://india.mongabay.com/2021/01/explainer-what-are-wetlands-and-why-do-we-need-to-protect-them/