Why Is Wetland Restoration So Important?
Wetlands throughout the UK are critical to biodiversity with 40% of all the world's species living and breeding in these environments. Wetlands serve and sustain us in a multitude of ways but over time they have suffered degradation due to human activity, drainage for agriculture, climate change, and infrastructure projects.
Covering over 12.1 million kilometres worldwide, wetland areas encompass rivers, streams, ponds, lakes which serve as critical components of reducing the impact of climate change and helping with sustainable development.
With the help of specialist and proven wetland restoration techniques, we can restore these essential landscapes in our country and provide a better future for the next generation to come, and the ones after that too.
Wetland restoration can help with: