{"id":343109,"date":"2025-07-19T18:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343109"},"modified":"2025-07-19T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T12:40:49","slug":"global-wetland-outlook-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-wetland-outlook-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Wetland Outlook, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 warns that wetlands are vanishing faster than any other natural system.<\/p>\n<h2>About Global Wetland Outlook<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343110\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-343110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Ramsar.org_.jpg?resize=391%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Ramsar.org_.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Ramsar.org_.jpg?resize=768%2C755&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Ramsar.org_.jpg?w=874&amp;ssl=1 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Ramsar.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>flagship report<\/strong> of the <strong>Convention on Wetlands (famously known as Ramsar Convention)<\/strong>, developed by its <strong>Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP). <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>first edition<\/strong> of the Global Wetland Outlook was published in <strong>2018<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>provides<\/strong> the most <strong>current and comprehensive data<\/strong> on the extent, condition, and trends of wetlands worldwide, their economic and societal value, and the steps needed for their conservation, restoration, and sustainable financing.<\/li>\n<li>The report is being launched in the lead-up to the <strong>COP15<\/strong>, which will take place in <strong>Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,<\/strong> from 23 to 31 July 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Highlights of Global Wetland Outlook 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Africa\u2019s wetlands<\/strong> among the <strong>most degraded<\/strong> in the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>22%<\/strong> of the world\u2019s wetlands have been <strong>lost since 1970<\/strong> and an additional <strong>one-fifth of the world\u2019s remaining wetlands <\/strong>could be <strong>at risk by mid-century<\/strong> without urgent action.<\/li>\n<li>Wetlands cover just <strong>6% of earth\u2019s surface<\/strong>, but deliver ecosystem <strong>services valued at more than 7.5% of global GDP \u2014 up to $39 trillion annually<\/strong> \u2014 including water purification, carbon storage, coastal protection, and support for food systems and livelihoods.<\/li>\n<li>The world is <strong>losing wetlands<\/strong> at an <strong>annual rate of 0.52%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reson for degradation<\/strong>: The <strong>urbanization and industrial development<\/strong> as key drivers of this decline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Case studies:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zambia\u2019s Kafue Flats:<\/strong> Here, an initial $300,000 <strong>restoration initiative<\/strong> has grown into a <strong>$1 million annual investment <\/strong>that sustains biodiversity and the ecosystem services that support roughly <strong>3 million people<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional Flyway Initiative<\/strong>: It is a <strong>$3 billion<\/strong> partnership across <strong>Asia<\/strong>, aims at <strong>restoring more than 140 wetlands critical to migratory birds<\/strong> and nearly <strong>200 million people<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Way Forward suggested:<\/strong> <strong>Four pathways<\/strong> to reversing wetland loss and unlocking nature-positive investment are outlined in the report:\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li><strong>Integrate wetland value in decision-making<\/strong>\u2014treating wetlands as essential infrastructure in land-use, water, and economic planning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognize wetlands as key to the global water cycle<\/strong>\u2014for their role in storing, filtering, and regulating water.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Embed wetlands in innovative financing mechanisms<\/strong>\u2014including carbon markets, resilience bonds, and blended finance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobilize public and private resources for wetland restoration<\/strong>\u2014through partnerships that fund action on the ground and support local communities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 warns that wetlands are vanishing faster than any other natural system. About Global Wetland Outlook It is the flagship report of the Convention on Wetlands (famously known as Ramsar Convention), developed by its Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP). The first edition of the Global Wetland Outlook was published&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-wetland-outlook-2025\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Global Wetland Outlook, 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1305,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-343109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-index-reports-bodies","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}