This is the first time scientists have assessed global threats to freshwater animals Study finds massive number of creatures in danger of disappearing from Earth: 'Many threats acting together' first ...

Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands – cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface, but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer ...

The decision has been criticized for putting ecosystems like bogs at risk. Rebecca Hammer is an attorney for the freshwater ecosystems team at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an ...

Peatlands and wetlands, such as freshwater bogs and salt marshes, are permanently waterlogged ecosystems that form a vital and vast carbon store. Land use change, drainage and climate change ...