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New Natural Sponges website launched

Today Wetlands International Europe unveiled a new website https://naturalsponges.org/ to showcase the power of natural sponges as a nature-based solution to retain and store water […]

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Restoring the natural sponge functioning of the River Bêche, Belgium

Restoration is underway to improve the sponge function of a 2 km2 landscape, transforming this upstream catchment into a biodiverse carbon sink that will help […]

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Urgent action on ecosystem-based adaptation needed at EU level

The release of the European Environment Agency’s first-ever “European Climate Risk Assessment” sends a clear warning that Europe is not doing enough to adapt to […]

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Open letter calls on the European Commission to launch a nature-based EU Water Resilience Initiative

Wetlands International Europe joined with a diverse network of European organisations calling for urgent action on water resilience. The organisations are united by our concern […]

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Decisive vote in favour of the Nature Restoration Law and wetlands 

Great news! In a tense voting session on 27 February 2024, the European Parliament supported the European Union’s Nature Restoration Law. This sends a clear […]

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Experts Present Options for Nature-Based Flood Protection in the Euskirchen District of Germany

How can flood damage be minimised in the future [in the Eifel]? Experts Present Options for Nature-Based Flood Protection in the Euskirchen District This is an […]

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Wet Nature, Dry Feet – How nature-based solutions can improve water management

The flood disaster of 2021 was one of the most impactful event of the year in Germany and some affected border areas of Belgium and […]

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Freshwater crisis: NGO coalition calls for new EU Climate and Water Resilience Law

Wetlands International Europe is one of six NGOs asking for a new “EU Climate and Water Resilience Law” that prioritises restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems […]

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Wetlands International Europe – part of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Dialogue Platform

Wetlands International Europe has been chosen as a member of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Dialogue Platform (GG Dialogue Platform). The Policy […]

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Wetlands as game-changers for climate change mitigation and adaptation

This article was co-written by members of MYRIAD-EU from CICERO (Anne Sophie Daloz, Lin Ma and Miriam Stackpole Dahl) and Wetlands International Europe (Michelle Zheng […]