After an intense local campaign to protect a treasured wildlife refuge in the Amargosa Desert the federal government has proposed a two year pause on new mining ...

Wetland habitat in the refuge supports a dozen ... and both the town boards for the Amargosa Valley and Beatty. Approximate map of lands proposed for mineral withdrawal by the coalition to save ...

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A new European Wetland Map shows Europe’s peatlands, floodplains and coastal wetlands more comprehensively than ever before in one map. Compiled from about 200 data sources, this map informs policy ...

World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life. Throughout the ...

The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a ...

Finding the balance between preserving natural areas like wetlands and making way for urban development is a challenge for planners, conservationists, regulators, and residents alike. A District ...

including the wetlands map and the wetlands policies and guidelines. These are very critical in terms of management of these water sources. The government can develop, but it has to leave ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...

The new wetlands law eliminates the use of the old, inaccurate wetland maps and clarifies that all wetland areas greater than 12.4 acres are subject to Article 24 regulations. Freshwater wetlands are ...

A map that distinguishes natural from human-made ... 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Florida’s famed wetlands, the Everglades, are pinched between a burgeoning Miami to the east ...