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Special Issue: Wetlands › Balance for the Bogs › How Raised Bogs Form › Flying Flowers of Rwanda › Protecting the Marsh › About Mangroves › 07/07/2024 09:18:14How To UsePress left/rightto view pagesScroll up/downto view pageClick buttonsand icons Go to cover Go to articles Read aloud Go to next page
insect-eating pitcher plants in an Irish bog Marshes, mangroves, and bogs. What do these places have in common? They are wetlands.We need wetlands! Why? This issue of Explorer magazine is going to tell you. A wetland is an area of land that is covered by water for at least part of the year. Some wetlands are flooded woodlands. Others are watery grasslands. Yet, all wetlands are important. a small marsh village in the Philippines a mangrove forest in Brazil Wetlands filter water. They prevent floods. They are homes for wildlife. They also soak up pollution. Yet, wetlands are in trouble. People want land for farming or for homes. Climate change brings floods and storms. In this issue, four National Geographic Explorers will tell you the challenges facing wetlands today. Brenna Maloney, managing editor, Explorer 07/07/2024 09:18:14
Special Issue: Wetlands › Balance for the Bogs › How Raised Bogs Form › Flying Flowers of Rwanda › Protecting the Marsh › About Mangroves › 07/07/2024 09:18:14