Aotearoa has lost around 90 percent of its wetlands in the past 150 years and this trend is continuing, as highlighted in the recently released Our Land 2024 report. The National Wetland Trust is currently holding its first symposium since the Covid-19 pandemic, which will cover the role of wetlands in providing life-supporting ecosystem services across the country and the threats they face.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/04/11/the-climate-saving-potential-of-our-vanishing-wetlands-expert-qa/