28/10/2020
Wetlands are areas of land where water covers the soil – all year or just at certain times of the year. They include:
-swamps, marshes
-billabongs, lakes, lagoons
-saltmarshes, mudflats
-mangroves, coral reefs
-bogs, fens, and peatlands.
Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment. They protect our shores from wave action, reduce the impacts of floods, absorb pollutants and improve water quality. They provide habitat for animals and plants and many contain a wide diversity of life, supporting plants and animals that are found nowhere else.
Wetlands provide an important range of environmental, social and economic services. Many wetlands are areas of great natural beauty.
Protection of our wetlands is a MUST both for NOW and for FUTURE. You and I have a responsibility of ensuring our wetlands are protected from destruction or pollution of any kind. Those who respect Mother Nature deserve all kinds of respect!
Mother Nature is soft, but knows when to stand her ground. Natural disasters aren't a mistake. Mother nature is intentional. Everything about her is intentional. Every rainfall, is intentional. Every sunny day, is intentional. Every storm, is intentional and every natural disaster is intentional. She will roar when she needs, when she needs us to take a closer look. That's what natural disasters are.
And she does nudge us. Do you notice? If we don't do our best to take care of her, the tides will rise and beach side cities will be wiped. Perhaps our kids or our kids' kids won't ever see the glaciers of Mount Kenya or Mount Kilimanjaro today. She's not gonna cover up for us, but she will love us on our journey and gives us clues and signs. It's up to us to pay attention.