wetlands

Rising demands threaten wetlands

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 07/25/2008 - 10:36am

Wetlands risk conversion to farmland as demand for food and biofuel grows, a conference in Brazil is told.



 

Warming world 'drying wetlands'

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 5:54am

More than 700 scientists meet in Brazil to draw up an action plan to protect the world's wetlands.



 

Methane rise points to wetlands

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 05/23/2008 - 6:04am

Rsing levels of the greenhouse gas methane could be caused by changes in wetlands, largely around the Arctic.