EVS PROJECT (Wetlands)
EVS PROJECT (Wetlands)
EVS PROJECT (Wetlands)
TITLE: WETLANDS
Wetlands are areas of land where the water level remains near or above the
surface of the ground for most of the year.
Wetlands cover about 6% of the earth’s land surface. There are several kinds of
wetlands such as marshes, swamps, lagoons, bogs, fens and mangroves. They are
home to some of the richest, most diverse and fragile of natural resources.
As they support a variety of plant and animal life, biologically they are one of the
most productive ecosystems.
Wetlands occur naturally on every continent, except for Antarctica. The water in
wetlands is either freshwater, brackish or saltwater. The main wetland types are
classified based on the dominant plants and/or the source of the water.
The world's largest wetlands include the Amazon River basin, the West Siberian
Plain, the Pantanal in South America, and the Sundarbans in the Ganges-
Brahmaputra delta. According to the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,
wetlands are more affected by environmental degradation than any other
ecosystem on Earth.
(2) Importance of Project:
Their capacity during heavy rainfall to retain excess floodwater that would
otherwise cause flooding results in maintaining a constant flow regime
downstream, preserving water quality and increasing biological productivity
for both aquatic life as well as human communities of the region. Inundated
wetlands are very effective in storing rainwater and are the primary source for
recharging ground water aquifers.
Many wading birds and waterfowl like egrets, herons and cranes nest in
wetlands. Wetlands also provide food and shelter for mammals. They act as
natural filters and help remove a wide range of pollutants from water,
including harmful viruses from sewage and heavy metals from industries.
(3) Aim or Objective:
The objective of the project in the management of the basic threat, stopping
the decrease of the wetland
Our principle aim is to Reserve the wetlands and to enhance the value of the
area for wildlife and to promote a diverse range of habitats.
In this study we can communicate the benefits of the Wetland Nature Reserve
to employees and local people in a way which increases their understanding of
the Reserve’s wildlife and ecological value within the local landscape as well as
the other benefits it provides for flood management.
Wetlands, the functions and services they provide as well as their flora and
fauna, can be affected by several types of disturbances. In this project study
we will be able to know how to conserve wetlands
(4) Methodology (Procedure):
Finally, rivers, lakes, wetlands, the sea, and more in general water, are
global assets, not properties of a single country. They are
interconnected. A forward-looking approach requires transnational
integrated water resources management. In this way, it is possible to
intervene collaboratively to decide common goals of water management
and coordinate the different resources to achieve them.
Although developing a global inventory of wetlands has proven to be a
large and difficult undertaking, many efforts at more local scales have
been successful. Current efforts are based on available data, but both
classification and spatial resolution have sometimes proven to be
inadequate for regional or site-specific environmental management
decision-making. It is difficult to identify small, long, and narrow
wetlands within the landscape. Many of today's remote sensing
satellites do not have sufficient spatial and spectral resolution to
monitor wetland conditions. Improved remote sensing information,
coupled with good knowledge domain on wetlands will facilitate
expanded efforts in wetland monitoring and mapping. This will also be
extremely important because we expect to see major shifts in species
composition due to both anthropogenic land use and natural changes in
the environment caused by climate change.
Some types of wetlands can serve as fire breaks that help slow the spread of
minor wildfires. Larger wetland systems can influence local precipitation patterns.
Some boreal wetland systems in catchment headwaters may help extend the
period of flow and maintain water temperature in connected downstream waters.
Pollination services are supported by many wetlands which may provide the only
suitable habitat for pollinating insects, birds, and mammals in highly developed
areas. It is likely that wetlands have other functions whose benefits to society and
other ecosystems have yet to be discovered.
(6) Analysis:
The loss of wetlands leads to environmental and ecological problems, which have
a direct impact on the socio-economic benefits of the associated populace.
Serious consequences, including increased flooding, species decline, deformity, or
extinction and decline in water quality could result. Wetlands are also important
as a genetic reservoir for various species of plants including rice, which is a staple
food for 3/4th of the world’s population.
(7) Results/ Conclusion/ Finding: