A citizen-science assessment of the state of the world’s wetlands - SURVEY

Do you know a wetland?

Wetlands include swamps, marshes, fens, bogs, lakes, rivers, floodplains, estuaries, mangroves, mudflats, coral reefs and lagoons. If you do know a wetland, then you can help.


Wetlands across the globe are in danger. Estimates suggest that in some parts of the world wetland losses have been as high as 87% since 1700. The loss and degradation of wetland causes impacts on human well-being and wildlife alike.

The World Wetland Network (www.worldwetnet.org [1]), the Ramsar Section of the Society of Wetland Scientists (www.sws.org [2]), the Cobra Collective (www.cobracollective.org [3]) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (www.iucn.org [4]) have come together to gather and evaluate information from across the world and to lead a global assessment based on ‘citizen-science’ on the state of wetlands. This is a repeat of the 2017 survey which is reported on in the Wetlands journal here.

Follow the link below and fill in some simple information about the wetland you know. It will take a maximum of 15 minutes.

English version:

“ELTE researchers are also involved in wetland protection problems, while Hungary is rich in wet areas with special ecosystems. Their condition and behaviour is highly dependent on climatic factors, thus under changing climate conditions the continuous monitor of these systems is required. People living in the neighbourhood of these wet areas sometimes know more about their past and present behaviour than anybody else. Thus we encourage everybody to fill in the form, and help to protect these sensitive systems” - added Szilvia Simon hydrogeologist, member of ENeRAG team. 

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