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Through wetlands ability to absorb nutrients, they are able to be highly biologically productive (able to produce biomass quickly). Freshwater wetlands are even comparable to tropical rainforests in plant productivity. [12] Their ability to efficiently create biomass may become important to the development of alternative energy sources.
Wetlands act as nature’s kidneys by filtering out pollutants and sediment before they head downstream. They can slow flooding during extreme rain events and, conversely, delay the onset of drought.
"No Net loss" is the United States government's overall policy goal regarding wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland loss due to economic development with wetlands reclamation, mitigation, and restorations efforts, so that the total acreage of wetlands in the country does not decrease, but remains constant or increases.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on December 13, 1989 authorizes a wetlands habitat program, administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, which provides grants to protect and manage wetland habitats for migratory birds and other wetland wildlife in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
"Healthy wetlands offer an abundance of benefits to all North Carolinians," he said in a statement. "These ecosystems provide critical habitats for fish and wildlife and enable our state’s rich ...
The new wetlands bill is moving with blazing speed through the Indiana Statehouse to "quiet public outcry," according to environmental advocates.
There are a number of government agencies in the United States that are in some way concerned with the protection of wetlands. The top five are the Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [5]
Climate change threats and healthy wetlands The wild celery seeds were planted in an area of the Nanticoke River protected from rough water by the presence of marshland, shown June 5, 2020.