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A Wetland Podcast

A Wetland Podcast

Written by: Connor Walsh
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Monthly news and interviews for wetland professionals. – Interview on wetland Policy, Practice, or People – Monthly wetland news bulletin – The Water Margin, sounds of wetlands and people who love themCopyright 2026 Connor Walsh Biological Sciences Economics Management Management & Leadership Science Social Sciences
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  • General updates, Tomáš Šenkyřík Dawn Chorus

    General updates, Tomáš Šenkyřík Dawn Chorus
    Sep 30 2026
    A Wetland Podcast for September 2026.Links to general update storiesConvention on Wetlands Scientific and Technical Review Panel: https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/29th-meeting-scientific-technical-review-panel Women Change Makers: https://www.ramsar.org/news/call-nominations-women-changemakers-world-wetlandsUN Water Conference: https://www.unwaterconferenceuae.com/en Wetlands @ Risk https://europe.wetlands.org/wetlands-risk-home/Eswatini AEWA MOP: https://www.unep-aewa.org/news/eswatini-host-aewa-mop10-2028Sabangau peat fires: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqw44w142ohttps://borneonaturefoundation.org/firefighting-and-prevention/the-connected-nature-of-wildfires/European Peatland Initiative: https://europeanpeatlandsinitiative.com/news/Power to the Peatlands conference : https://sites.google.com/view/power2peatlands2026/networking-dinnersThe Water Margin this month again comes from Aporee.org, where Tomáš Šenkyřík shared this South Moravian dawn chorus: https://archive.org/details/aporee_69216_80390SignpostsWhy Are Rivers So Mathematical? https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-are-rivers-so-mathematical-20260810/ (Quanta)How greed is turning Spain into a desert https://youtu.be/y8tAx-itHUc?si=hh25JCP_grcmaHS5 (DW)‘Wonderfully Swiss, slightly mad’: This IT guy swims to work while cleaning Zürich’s waterways https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/wonderfully-swiss-slightly-mad-this-it-guy-swims-to-work-while-cleaning-zurichs-waterways (Euronews)As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260913-as-fish-catches-dwindle-congo-river-fishermen-turn-to-plastic (RFI)“Zimbabwe should establish environmental courts to save wetlands” https://enviropresszim.com/zimbabwe-should-establish-environmental-courts-to-save-wetlands/ (EnviroPress)July-August 2026 Research Journal Roundup https://www.iwmi.org/news/july-august-2026-research-journal-roundup/ (IWMI)My name is Connor Walsh, I produce A Wetland Podcast as a personal project, not representing any employers.The web presence is all free on Patreon.com/AwetlandPodcast, and you can email AWetlandPodcast@proton.me.
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    7 mins
  • August 2026, UNCCD, and VT.Physics

    August 2026, UNCCD, and VT.Physics
    Aug 29 2026
    UNCCD COP17 Water Day: https://enb.iisd.org/convention-combat-desertification-unccd-cop17-daily-report-25aug2026 and https://www.unccd.int/media/52275/openDrought Resilience Investment Facility: https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/cop17-launches-drif-first-global-finance-instrument-drought-resilienceDrought decision postponed: https://enb.iisd.org/convention-combat-desertification-unccd-cop17-28Aug2026 and https://www.wetlands.org/zero-progess-on-combating-drought-at-cop17/ World Water Week https://www.worldwaterweek.orgThe System Change Lab Freshwater Lab: https://systemschangelab.org/freshwater and https://www.wri.org/update/global-freshwater-assessment-finds-action-failingEAAFP giving away Song Meter and bird GNSS tags: https://eaaflyway.org/song-meter/ and https://eaaflyway.org/satellite-tracker/GHG figures for floating wetland in a wastewater lagoon: https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2026/aug/floating-wetland-study and https://www.rmit.edu.au/research/impact/floating-wetlands-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emission-in-wastewater-lagoonsWater MarginChippewa island move, as introduced by VT Physics to her 2.1 million followers. See her video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fHIQFiFaI&list=LL&index=1 Drone footage of the island move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2AG6LAOBYoThis week another island appeared and disappeared, on remote sensing as well as distant views, in Western Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floating-island-williston-lake-bc-9.7324586Signposts, some interesting visual wetland reporting from elsewhere, not in the podcastMangrove photography awards https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/24/mangrove-photography-awards-2026-in-pictures Indigenous knowledge indicates a wetland lost to the sea and an ancient cave home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXsV9t7IDUMost of the Maldives may be unliveable in 50 years – but these kayaking islanders aren't giving up https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/most-of-the-maldives-may-be-unliveable-in-50-years-but-these-kayaking-islanders-arent-giviI produce A Wetland Podcast as a personal project, not reflecting any employers. Email me about it, AwetlandPodcast@proton.me, find out more for free on Patreon.com/awetlandpodcast.
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    9 mins
  • Tigers! And general news updates

    Tigers! And general news updates
    Jul 29 2026

    No feature interview on Policy, Practice, or People this time, but that will return!

    Thank you this month to Hyeseon Do, Seong-oh Suh, and Seongbo Kim for their contributions.

    News items:

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eaaf-eaafp-unesco-ugcPost-7487107863614717952-J7j4/ https://www.unesco.org/en/world-heritage/committee-2026

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/unesco/posts/?feedView=all

    Wildfire at Ghar el Melh

    www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/26/heatwave-drives-major-wildfires-across-north-africa#flips-6402178802112:0.

    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tunisia-contains-forest-fire-in-bizerte-after-16-hour-battle/4006029

    Flooding at Valdivia

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Y0ZAh07kI

    Red Alert available

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mediterranean-alliance-for-wetlands_the-red-alert-system-mediterranean-alliance-activity-7480233760945537024-76jU

    N'Djamena Declaration https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2026/07/15/african-water-forum-from-vision-to-action

    Wetland greenhouse gas primer

    https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(26)00144-2

    Global Mangrove

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wetlands-international_worldmangroveday-activity-7485717840512135169-2Ynw

    Green Water Africa

    https://letstalkaboutwater.org/green-water-africa-short-film-competition/

    Sukundimi Walks Before Me

    https://docedge.nz/events/sukundimi-walks-before-me/

    https://www.sff.org.au/program/event/sukundimi-walks-before-me/

    Ramsar Day with the Kia Tigers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VvbBx4jEv0

    Ramsar Regional Centre – East Asia http://rrcea.org/

    Find out more about A Wetland Podcast https://www.patreon.com/Awetlandpodcast or email WetlandPodcast@proton.me
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    9 mins
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