Imagine an #ecosystem that cleans your water, locks away planet-heating carbon, and takes the punch out of floods.
Wetlands do it all, but they’re vanishing 3× faster than forests. Here’s the quick cheat-sheet before #COP15Zimbabwe kicks off at Victoria Falls:
🩺 Nature’s kidneys – marshes, mangroves & #peatlands filter out pollutants we’d rather not drink
🌡️ Carbon vaults – just 6 % of Earth’s land stores ~30 % of its soil #carbon here
🐟🦩 Nurseries on the edge – from baby fish to migrating birds, #biodiversity thrives in the shallows
🌊 Storm + flood shields – intact #wetlands absorb surges and hold back rising water
Click the link in our bio to dive into the full #ThinkLandscape primer and learn how we can protect our wetlands.
#WetlandsForOurCommonFuture @conventiononwetlands