Wetland Restoration Is Seen as Sunk Cost—but New Research Shows Why It Should Be Considered an Investment

Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost—but new research shows why it should be considered an investment

As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits.

Band leads 517-hectare wetland restoration  | East Kootenay, Ktunaxa Nation, Yaqan nu?kiy – Lower Kootenay

The Yaqan Nukiy Wetland Project is Canada’s biggest Indigenous-led wetland restoration  Since beyond living memory, the wetland at Yaqan Nukiy was a sprawling 7,000-hectare resource that nourished the area’s Indigenous People and wildlife from birds and bears to fish, turtles, and elk.   That was true until a little over a century ago, but the intervening years have not been kind. Streams were diverted, marshes were drained, and floodplains were…

Nature-Based Solutions: A Cornerstone of Climate Action

Intensifying wildfires, droughts, floods, extreme heat, and biodiversity loss from climate change are not tomorrow’s problems — they are at our doorstep today. But nature has an extraordinary capacity to recover when we give it the space to do so. When the Klamath River was undammed, it took only 10 days for the salmon to come back. Reintroduced species such as beavers, gray wolves, and California condors have begun to rebound. When we work with…