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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 8h

Happy #DamRemovalDay! It's the first one ever. And about time too. Removing obsolete dams is one of the most effective restoration tools - rapidly bringing life and resilience back to rivers. And benefiting people and nature.

Find out more in this superb video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceJ...

Rivers are alive

YouTube video by Dam Removal Europe

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 11h

Momentum keeps building behind the #FreshwaterChallenge. #Bangladesh & #Namibia have just joined - becoming the 52nd and 53rd country members, along with the EU

www.freshwaterchallenge.org

@nature.org @wwf.panda.org @ramsar.org @unep.org @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 1d

A historic partnership for people and nature. ✨

The World Bank and BirdLife International are scaling up conservation efforts across the African-Eurasian Flyway 🤝, supporting over 2 billion migratory birds and numerous communities. 🌍

Discover more here: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

World Bank and BirdLife launch historic conservation push

The latest Global Flyway Initiative aims to save critical bird habitats and link three continents across the African-Eurasian Flyway…

www.birdlife.org

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating article on opposition to new Heineken beer plant in a water scarce region of Mexico in the @theguardian.com

But missed a key question - why did Heineken choose to make vast amounts of beer where communities already struggle to access water?

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Trouble brewing: Maya people in Yucatán fear new Heineken plant’s thirst for water

Indigenous groups in Mexico opposed to the planned brewery say families already have little access to water – and that their way of life is also under threat

www.theguardian.com

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 5d

What an incredible celebration the #WorldRiverRun has been!

From Kenya to Mexico, classrooms to riverbanks, people everywhere came together to celebrate and protect our rivers.

A huge thank you to @wetlandsint.bsky.social, and to each of you who brought this movement to life.

Until next time! 🙏💙

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CREAF – Climate-Resilient East Atlantic Flyway @creafproject.bsky.social · 6d

We’re excited to welcome Ward Hagemeijer, Senior Adviser @wetlandsint.bsky.social, to our CREAF Webinar! 🌍

He’ll share how participatory approaches strengthen wetlands, migratory birds & communities.

👉 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Wetlands #MigratoryBirds #EastAtlanticFlyway

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 6d

Other organisations can still add their voice to the Call. Sign up here 👇

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 6d

Handed over! Joint global call for a Wetlands Ministerial at COP30 signed by 120+ orgs from 45 countries was delivered to Ana Toni Executive Director of @cop30brazil.bsky.social at a pre-COP meeting in the Pantanal

Wetlands are key climate solutions. A high level event would push them up the agenda

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 7d

Key databases and digital tools to accelerate wetland restoration in Europe: www.linkedin.com/pulse/wet-ho... @wethorizons.eu @wetlandsint.bsky.social

WET HORIZONS: Tools to accelerate wetland restoration in Europe

Last week, WET HORIZONS held its final end-user workshop led by Wetlands International and co-organised by the Universität Greifswald and The James Hutton Institute. The WET HORIZONS project brings to...

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Rhett Ayers Butler @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social · 8d

Journalism doesn’t draft statutes, sure land tenure, or plant trees. It supplies the oxygen those actions require: credible information, in time, in public.

Journalism is a catalyst, not a cure. It nudges complex systems by making facts hard to ignore.

www.butlernature.com/2025/09/08/f...

From facts to outcomes: When journalism moves the needle

The forest in northern Gabon didn’t look like a battleground. It was a patchwork of hunting trails and village paths, home to fruit trees and ancestral graves. When a logging concession encroached and...

www.butlernature.com

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 9d

Very proud that Wetlands International partnered with @minaguli.bsky.social & @thirstfoundation.bsky.social on the #WorldRiverRun

Fantastic way to raise awareness about our the need to protect & restore our rivers - and raise funds for community water & wetland projects 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️👏

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CREAF – Climate-Resilient East Atlantic Flyway @creafproject.bsky.social · 12d

How can participatory approaches protect wetlands, migratory birds & community resilience along the East Atlantic Flyway?

🌍 Webinar: People, Wetlands & Birds
📅 9 Oct 2025 | 16:00 CEST | Zoom (EN/FR)

🔗 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Wetlands #Resilience
@wetlandsint.bsky.social

Banner for the CREAF Webinar “People, Wetlands, and Birds: Participatory Approaches for a Resilient East Atlantic Flyway” (9 Oct 2025, Zoom, 16:00–17:00 CEST), featuring a Black-tailed Godwit in wetlands with funder and partner logos.© Shutterstock

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Gabriel Schwaderer @schwadererg.bsky.social · 13d

Groundbreaking decision of a vast majority of IUCN Members: protected areas are for nature conservation, not for massive development, including for mass tourism.

@euronatur.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @tourduvalat.bsky.social @wetlandsint.bsky.social

www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

IUCN Congress votes in favor of Motion 130: Strengthening restrictions against unsustainable tourism infrastructure

Upfront the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, members have overwhelmingly approved Motion 130 with more than 98 % of votes, calling for stronger restrictions on unsustainable tourism infrastructu...

www.euronatur.org

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EuroNatur Foundation @euronatur.bsky.social · 13d

👉 This dangerous precedent prompted the development of Motion 130, initiated by Albanian NGO PPNEA and co-sponsored by 14 organisations from 13 countries — including @euronatur.bsky.social, @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social and @wetlandsint.bsky.social.

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 14d

Just 4 days to #WorldRiverRun with @minaguli.bsky.social.

Fantastic to see so many people signing up to take part and help raise awareness about the need to protect & restore rivers.

Our team has already pledged to run (& walk!) 100km. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Still time to sign up: go.runblue.org

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 20d

Poor water governance costs Europe dearly: annual losses of €9 billion from floods & droughts alone

The price of not implementing the Water Framework Directive is even higher... €51.1 billion every year💸!

Do the maths. Let’s protect Europe’s waters! 💧 www.wwf.eu?18612866/A-m...

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Mina Guli @minaguli.bsky.social · 22d

📣💧🏃 Announcing the #WorldRiverRun 2025! 📣💧🏃‍

On 28 September, World Rivers Day, we’re partnering with @wetlandsint.bsky.social to bring back a #RunBlue classic: the #WorldRiverRun!

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 23d

Gargantuan cost of climate-fuelled disasters in Europe this summer: if only govts & businesses would spend a fraction of this on restoring freshwater & coastal wetlands to help buffer our communities, cities & companies from extreme floods, droughts & fires

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds

Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria

www.theguardian.com

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 24d

Yet another seriously alarming study on the Colorado! Action needed now to #SavetheColorado

“Everybody needs to be looking at ways to cut [water use] right now" - Jack Schmidt, director of Utah State University’s Center for Colorado River Studies

Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 24d

Seven states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River, experts warn in a new analysis.

“We’ve got a real problem,” researcher Jack Schmidt says. “Reclamation needs to address all this right now and begin to implement cuts.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

The dwindling Colorado River can’t wait for states to cut water use, experts say

A group of leading experts on the Colorado River say Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis.

www.latimes.com

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 28d

Win for #wetlands: Ontario Investing $9.6 Million in Wetlands Conservation 🥳 🙌
"This funding represents an investment in the health of our landscapes and the well-being of our communities."

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1006402/ontario-investing-96-million-in-wetlands-conservation

Ontario Newsroom

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 29d

"Wetlands are nature's early warning systems. Their decline tells us that we are approaching ecological limits."
https://english.news.cn/europe/20250905/edd40ff3b3294d99a7d15fb34c2b3ae0/c.html

Feature: Changing climate threatens wetlands in Turkish capital Ankara

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 29d

⏳Just 1 day left to speak up for nature!

The European Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections – and they’re asking for your opinion.📢

It’s our nature, our home, our future, our right.

Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 handsoffnature.eu

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife

Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

handsoffnature.eu

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Saving Dhaka's wetlands is essential for saving the city, and there is no alternative to restoring water bodies."
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/saving-dhakas-wetlands-essential-saving-the-city-adviser-rizwana-3979851

Saving Dhaka’s wetlands essential for saving the city: Adviser Rizwana

She makes the remark during the Best Urban Reporting Award 2025 ceremony

www.thedailystar.net

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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · Sep 8

Superb article by @ianjames.bsky.social about vast areas of the Earth drying out.

Urgent need to invest in protecting & restoring healthy wetlands (such as floodplains, peatlands etc) to store more water in nature and replenish aquifers.

Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · Sep 7

On the front page of today’s @latimes.com

Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier

Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social

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