Episodes

  • 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
  • Love people and wetlands with Love a Tree; and Túngara frog calls

    Love people and wetlands with Love a Tree; and Túngara frog calls
    Jun 29 2026
    People and wetlands: Love a Tree Foundation in Sri Lanka is an exemplar of a people-first wetland charity.Thank you to educator Narmadha Dangampola and Founder Madhu Dissanayake for their time.Find out more: https://loveatreefoundation.org/General updatesMona Khalil killed https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-j-spalding_monakhalil-orangehouseproject-seaturtles-share-7474140018408701952-wXgp/ https://www.spnl.org/mona-khalil-a-guardian-of-sea-turtles-a-defender-of-hima-and-a-friend-we-will-never-forget/ https://www.facebook.com/greensoutherners/posts/pfbid0Sr3cP6ox7pJqjAfKpa8MR95C7tZCvANi5p8CsbhAApFpeEFhFw4Zs9Ko53hd8gSjlAtlantic Africa intersectional toolkit https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media/publication/toward-a-gender-responsive-creaf-project-a-toolkit-for-project-activities-new6a33f355dd07f837753671/Bits 'n' peatlandsEU https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alfawetlands_restorationforfuture-horizoneurope-peatlands-activity-7474849217765896192-SY_tIreland https://courthousenews.com/irelands-turf-cutting-tradition-singled-out-as-flouting-nature-law/ & https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/24/documenting-irelands-vanishing-boglands-they-hold-millennia-in-their-layers & https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-musonda-mumba-aa09611_ramsar-wetlandswednesday-peatlandsmatter-ugcPost-7475626905988374534-cOhQ/Global Peatlands Initiative https://peatlands.org/event/global-peatlands-initiative-4th-partners-meeting/Youth engagement in WASH innovation https://knowledge.unicef.org/wash/resource/youth-engagement-wash-innovation-ecosystems-insights-pathways-participation-influenceJai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary https://www.ramsar.org/news/thats-century-india-names-its-100th-wetland-international-importanceSave the Waves film festival: https://www.savethewaves.org/filmfest/?gf_protect_submission=1#gf_1Water MarginMatías Muñoz recorded this Elachistocleis panamensis and Túngara frog Engystomops pustulosus on Barro Colorado Island in Panama three years ago. I found it on the splendid Xeno Canto. https://xeno-canto.org/1012400
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    27 mins
  • Wetlands in Trump's America; and a chorus of insects and amphibians

    Wetlands in Trump's America; and a chorus of insects and amphibians
    May 28 2026
    What is happening to wetlands in Trump's America? Professor Royal C. Gardner tells us.VIsit Koforidua, Apenkwa, Ghana, and meet Samuel Kudjodzi.Plus wetland news (links below).Apologies that every voice in this episode is male – I'll try not to let that happen again.A Wetland Podcast is a personal project not reflecting any employer. More: https://www.patreon.com/AwetlandpodcastUpdatesStanding Committee of the Convention on Wetlands: https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/67th-meeting-standing-committeeYouth engagement paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70302 and https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2026/03/20/plain-language-summary-youth-networks-are-key-but-overlooked-actors-in-environmental-governance/OECM Platform: https://www.oecm.info/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-jonas_oecm-platform-ugcPost-7450489981338341377-VJkI?Whitley Awards: https://whitleyaward.org/awards/World Migratory Bird Day: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/#2026World Saltmarsh Day: https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/world-saltmarsh-dayPeople, Police, or PracticeProfessor Royal C Gardner: https://www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/home/royal-gardner.phpList of MEAs the USA left in January 2026 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/More on his book: https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/05/15/author-interview-royal-gardner-waters-of-the-united-states-potus-scotus-wotus-and-the-politics-of-a-national-resource/Water MarginMeet Samuel Kudjodzi https://earth.fm/recording-expeditions/the-centre-for-soundscape-ecology-multimedia-training-program-ghana/https://www.instagram.com/csem_official/ And hear more of the recordings: https://aporee.org/maps/?what=wetland&limitBounds=on&fromYear=2025&fromMonth=04&fromDay=30&toYear=2026&toMonth=04&toDay=30&fromHour=00&fromMin=00&toHour=00&toMin=00Other stories you might have missedChennai reservoir plans spark protests, warnings:https://www.dw.com/en/chennai-reservoir-plans-spark-protests-and-warnings/video-76914064WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/water-nsw-criticised-for-appalling-decision-after-hundreds-of-turtles-left-to-die-in-wetlandsVolunteers work to save eels trapped in mud of dried-up Pukepuke Lagoon: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/592456/volunteers-work-to-save-eels-trapped-in-mud-of-dried-up-pukepuke-lagooneNGOs being squeezed in Brussels: https://reporterre.net/C-est-une-chasse-aux-sorcieres-la-droite-europeenne-veut-reduire-au-silence-les-ONGDrought drives elevated antibiotic resistance across soils: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02274-x.epdfMultiple development banks launch 'Water Forward' initiative: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2026/spring-meetings-water-forward
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    26 mins
  • Jennifer George, and an urban mangrove

    Jennifer George, and an urban mangrove
    Apr 15 2026

    Plus wetland updates for April 2026.

    Jennifer George is the Chief Executive of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP). She talks about partnership, honouring your past, diverse voices, and memorable experiences.

    Find out more about EAAFP: https://eaaflyway.org

    Huge thanks to Jennifer George and Minjae Baek at the EAAFP Secretariat.

    The Water Margin is a boardwalk over the Sanya River in Hainan, China, in 2017.

    A Wetland Podcast is a personal project by Connor Walsh, not reflecting any employers. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/Awetlandpodcast including links to the news stories discussed.
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    32 mins