A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court for the protection of wetlands. M K Balakrishnan, an advocate, has filed the petition, which also includes a provision for paddy

Bellanwila-Attidiya marsh, the only remaining wetland in Colombo, Srilanka is facing a threat due to encroachment and fillings. The marsh has been identified as an important one in the Asian

East Timbalier, one of the islands that protect the Louisiana coastal wetlands in the us, is expected to disappear in just a few years, perhaps as early as 2004. Narrowed and cut by hurricanes and

The destruction of wetlands began more than a thousand years ago

Almost 40 per cent of all wetlands in Assam are under threat

Some 20 experts in river-basin management, sustainable development and other environmental fields from North America met Costa Rican leaders who deal with these problems on a local, regional