Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

Celebrated on the second day of February every year, the World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about wetlands, and increase ...

“All the aquatic life there will be lost, but the most deadly impact will be exposing the main lake system to the volumes of chemicals and fertilisers involved in rice growing,” he said.Mr ...

“Rice is in its renaissance now.” Amid growing concern about the loss, tribes including the Nottawaseppi are ... Huge swaths of wild rice were destroyed more than a century ago when wetlands were ...

Japan Violet rice, introduced in Upper Kuttanad, offers health benefits and pest resistance, with promising yields.

In 2023, FMCL harvested 49 metric tonnes of rice from 91 acres of land. A wetland validation exercise is also underway to protect vital paddy-growing areas, safeguarding these key agricultural lands ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life ... sites such as fishponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and ...