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Inter Press Service: African wetlands are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the continent, covering more than 131 million hectares, according to the Senegalese-based Wetlands International Africa (WIA).
Yet, despite their importance and value, wetland areas are experiencing immense pressure across the continent. Commercial development ranks as the major threat for the draining of wetlands, including for tourism facilities and agriculture, where hundreds of thousands of hectares of wetlands have been......
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Safeguarding Africa’s Wetlands a Daunting Task
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 12th, 2015
Posted in Water Conservation