Why Wetlands Are Important?

Compiled By: Javed Baloch Source: MedWet Initiative Images: Unsplash

Store and clean water

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Provide food

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Drive Global economy

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home for nature

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Nature Protection

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Regulate the climate

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Why Wetlands Are Important?

Store and clean water

Wetlands store and provide fresh water to us. Wetlands filter out pollutants naturally to clean water.

Provide food

Inland fisheries provided 12 million tonnes of fish in 2018. Rice paddies feed 3.5 billion people annually.

Drive Global economy

Wetlands are the most valuable ecosystems in the world as they provide services worth US $47 trillion annually.

home for nature

Wetlands are home to 40% of world's species. Coral reefs are habitats for 25% of all world's species.

Nature Protection

Each acre of wetland can absorb 1.5 million gallons of water protecting populations from floods and storms.

Regulate the climate

Wetlands help in regulating the climate as peatlands store twice as much carbon as forest. Saltmarshes, mangroves and seagrass act as carbon storages.