The Second Warning to Humanity – Providing a Context for Wetland Management and Policy

• Published in: Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Finlayson, C. M., Davies, Gillian T., Moomaw, William R., Chmura, G. L., Natali, Susan M., Perry, J. E., Roulet, N., Sutton-Grier, Ariana E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; climate; Climate change; Coastal Sciences; Degradation; Ecology; Ecosystem services; Emissions; Environmental Management; Environmental restoration; Fresh water; freshwater; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Global climate; Greenhouse gases; Hydrogeology; issues and policy; Landscape Ecology; Life Sciences; methane; Permafrost; Ramsar; Science; Scientists; Warning; Wetland management; Wetlands; Climate change; Ramsar convention; Wetlands; Second warning to humanity

The Second Warning to Humanity provides a clarion call for wetland researchers and practitioners given the loss and degradation of wetlands, the declining availability of fresh water, and the likely consequences of climate change. A coordinated response and approach to policies has the potential to...