/channels/news_feeds/all/term/World%20Wetlands%20Day/rss en /channels/channels/news/february-2-world-wetlands-day-fostering-global-biodiversity-and-mitigating-climate-change-319573 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Though they make up less than 6% of Earth’s surface, wetlands burst with biodiversity and play a key role in cleaning waterways, preventing floods, and sequestering carbon. For World Wetlands Day on February 2, researchers from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University are launching interactive story maps to illustrate the valuable contributions these ecosystems make to our planet.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ringlet_on_limmonium_melville2_july28croppped.jpg?itok=NWt0FPfG" width="160" height="116" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:08:08 +0000 webfull 157780 at /channels