Global wetlands in decline - causes, consequences & solutions

Abstract: Wetlands have come under significant pressure in recent decades, resulting in the loss of many wet ecosystems around the world and across climatic zones. Despite this loss, wetlands have received significantly less attention than other ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs, resulting in a lack of public awareness. Wetland ecosystems currently provide livelihoods to more than one billion people, support up to 40% of all species, and act as large carbon stores. This poster illustrates the underlying causes for the decline in wetlands, the resulting consequences for physical and social systems as well as possible solutions to this problem

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Geographie des Globalen Wandels - Global Change Poster Explorer / Jahrgang 2022 ; 30

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Geografie ; Wandel ; Globalisierung ; Welt ; Feuchtgebiet ; Biodiversität ; Landnutzung ; Anthropogene Klimaänderung ; Ökosystem ; Artensterben ; Umweltschutz ; Houston, Tex.

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Freiburg
• (who): Universität
• (when): 2022
• Creator: Frandsen, Peter Christian
• Contributor: Glaser, Rüdiger ; Kahle, Michael

Further information

• DOI: 10.6094/UNIFR/225449
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2254494
• Rights: Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:32 AM CEST