Saving wetlands to fight climate change
IUCN, the Ramsar Convention and the Danone Group have teamed up to fight climate change by protecting and restoring wetlands.
Wetlands, especially mangrove swamps, capture 20 percent of the Earth’s carbon and produce 24 percent of the world’s food. Not only are they vital to the survival of many populations, they also naturally purify fresh water and are effective barriers against coastal storms. Despite this, nearly half the world’s wetlands have been destroyed over the past century.
