by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | access to clean water, clean water, drinking water, East Calcutta Wetlands |
Global Water Alliance received some terrific news from the Dhruba DasGupta who tirelessly works to support the East Kolkata Wetlands project. Dhruba reports: The Indian Rivers Forum has decided to award our organisation, the Society for Creative Opportunities and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized |
The East Kolkata wetlands make up 12,500 hectares (about 48 square miles) of green infrastructure, creating a place where people can “live creatively with nature.” These wetlands treat millions of gallons of sewage per day. The Best Management Practices...
by Pam Lazos | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized |
May is National Wetlands month! Why does that matter? Because wetlands are tremendously important and among the most productive ecosystems in the universe — okay, maybe not the universe, but the planet — holding the space for a wide variety...
by admin | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Show me the money! If I told you one-eighth of the world’s inhabitants depend on wetlands for their livelihood you would probably say I’m crazy. They’re just swamps, right? Yes they are swamps, and yet, the Chesapeake Bay, the Louisiana Bayou,...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Swamp Love, Redux The Okefenokee National Wildlife Area — a giant peat boggy swamp listed on the Ramsar Site of wetlands of particular ecological importance — is a swath of swamp approximately 438,000 acres in size and one of the largest intact freshwater ecosystems...
