Wetland Conservation

Significance of Wetlands

• Livelihood Support: Wetland systems directly and indirectly support lakhs of people, providing goods and services to them.
• Help Check Floods: They help check floods, prevent coastal erosion and mitigate the effects of natural disasters like cyclones and tidal waves. They store water for long periods.
• Supports Aquatic Life: Their capacity during heavy rainfall to retain excess floodwater that would otherwise cause flooding results in maintaining a constant flow regime downstream, preserving water quality and increasing biological productivity for both aquatic life as well as human communities of the region.
• Recharge Groundwaters: Inundated wetlands are very effective in ....