Wetlands

The Ramsar Convention defines wetlands as:

• Lakes and rivers.
• Underground aquifers.
• Swamps and marshes.
• Wet grasslands.
• Peatlands.
• Oases.
• Estuaries.
• Deltas and tidal flats.
• Mangroves and other coastal areas.
• Coral reefs.
• All human-made sites including fish ponds, rice paddies, salt pans and reservoirs.

For more information see Ramsar sites.

The SuDS Manual (C753), published by CIRIA in 2015 defines a wetland as: 'A pond with a high proportion of shallow zones that promote the growth of bottom-rooted plants.'

The Living Building Challenge 4.0, A Visionary Path to a Regenerative Future, published by the International Living Future Institute in June 2019, defines wetlands as: ‘Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.’

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