protected wetlands
Safeguarded boggy areas
Protected wetlands are marshes, swamps, bogs, and similar water-saturated areas that are legally shielded from development or drainage.
Wetlands filter water, control flooding, and provide habitat for wildlife, so governments restrict activities that would destroy or degrade them.
The developer's plans stalled when surveyors found protected wetlands on the property.
- Ramsar ConventionInternational wetland protection treaty
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- marshesWaterlogged land with grasses
- water filtrationRemoving impurities from liquid
- aquatic plantVegetation growing in water
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protected wetlandsindustrial zones
Areas designated for manufacturing
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protected wetlandsindustrial sites
Facilities for manufacturing goods
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