Mongabay

La Mojana, a complex network of more than 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of different types of wetlands, has drastically deteriorated in recent decades. Thousands of farmers are working to restore their livelihoods, and the swamps, marshes and streams they inhabit. By doing so, they hope that floods and droughts, which are becoming more unpredictable and more severe than ever due to climate change, will affect them less. Click here to continue reading