Too Much of a Good Thing? Wetlands and Nutrients

Too Much of a Good Thing? Wetlands and Nutrients

Too Much of a Good Thing? In his classic Don Quixote, Cervantes poses the question, “Can we ever have too much of a good thing?”.  One’s childhood instinct is, of course, to believe that it’s inconceivable! Too much candy?? But the wisdom of age and experience tells...
Danilo: the Fisherman of Cabras

Danilo: the Fisherman of Cabras

Danilo: the Fisherman of Cabras “In the old times fishing began in September, now we start in March. Everything has been intensively exploited for decades, and we are now paying the consequences. The rain is irregular, the reeds die and some species become extinct...
Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection

Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection

Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection is a short animated video, which captures the deep rootedness of wetlands in our lives, our souls and our history – and the way in which we humans increasingly threaten them.  By first...
One Flew Over a Flamingo’s Nest

One Flew Over a Flamingo’s Nest

Collared Pratincole – Glareola pratincola One flew over a flamingo’s nest As Europe plots the elements of the EU Green Deal, its specifics due out in 100 days, March 2020, and the Climate COP ends in Madrid, Off Your Map reminds our leaders that wetlands play a...