/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Bay%20of%20Fundy/rss en /channels/channels/news/february-2-world-wetlands-day-fostering-global-biodiversity-and-mitigating-climate-change-319573 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Though they make up less than 6% of Earth’s surface, wetlands burst with biodiversity and play a key role in cleaning waterways, preventing floods, and sequestering carbon. For World Wetlands Day on February 2, researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ are launching interactive story maps to illustrate the valuable contributions these ecosystems make to our planet.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ringlet_on_limmonium_melville2_july28croppped.jpg?itok=NWt0FPfG" width="160" height="116" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:08:08 +0000 webfull 157780 at /channels