Overview

Our natural world is in crisis. But at WWT, we know there’s a solution. You’ll find it wherever water meets land.

From deadly heatwaves and devastating floods, to sewage-filled rivers and dramatic nature loss, we’re already witnessing the destruction a changing climate and unsustainable development has on people and on wildlife.

In a world of problems, wetlands offer us that rare thing – a solution.

Wetlands are one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. 40% of the world’s wildlife depends on wetlands. And all our lives do too.

Wetlands can help nature burst back to life – and offer a lifeline to multiple declining and threatened species.

Wetlands can help tackle the climate crisis. They can store carbon and buffer us from floods. They can reduce the impacts of drought and provide a welcome relief during a heatwave.

Wetlands can treat our sewage and clear our rivers.

They’re vital for our health and wellbeing too.

We need wetlands more than ever. But right now, wetlands need our help. The world is losing wetlands, and all their natural powers, at a terrifying rate.

Globally, they’re disappearing three times faster than forests. And, in the UK, our landscapes are, quite simply, drying out. 75% of wetlands are gone and much of what is left is in poor condition.

To respond to the magnitude of today’s challenges, we need to speed up wetland restoration and reverse the loss of this vital habitat. After all, a world where healthy wetland nature thrives, is a world where people and life thrives.