Siobhan Fennessy

ecosystem ecologist, wetland carbon cycles, restoration, eco-services. Water! Water! Opinions my own.

[Convention on Wetlands @RamsarConv]

In Australia, The @GuardianAustralia reports on turtles, birds, and frogs dying after flows to the Gwydir wetlands were abruptly halted. The Gingham watercourse, which supports a couple of Ramsar-listed, is drying up and this is a devastating example of why protecting these ecosystems is more than just empty boardroom rhetoric but a crucial issue in conserving ecosystems. Wetlands are not just scenic backdrops. They’re living systems — and when the water stops, everything suffers.

This article serves as a wake-up call to all of us in our various communities that our actions do have a direct impact to the ecosystems around us.

#WetlandsMatter #ConserveWetlands
https://t.co/k1Pykidrkm

[Convention on Wetlands @RamsarConv]

The Global Wetland Outlook (GWO) 2025 was released in June 2025 — and it’s the most powerful snapshot yet of the state of the world’s wetlands.

Drawing from the report, prepared with input from the Scientific and Technical Review Panel of the Convention on Wetlands (STRP) and international partners, this landmark report reveals where wetlands stand today, why they matter more than ever, and what it will take to secure their future.

So, exactly how much progress are we really making on wetland restoration? Well, the GWO report reveals some facts that are both urgent and encouraging:

- 74% of countries report being engaged in wetland restoration
- 66% have set national restoration targets
- 70%+ have identified priority sites
- Yet fewer than 10% have implemented restoration at the scale needed since COP13

The message is clear: restoration is happening — but not fast enough, and not everywhere.

Want to explore the full picture? Dive deeper into the Global Wetland Outlook 2025 on our website.
https://t.co/VH8KLnb3uH

[Casey @CatCaseyAZ]

@hemantmehta All because of Trump Tariffs on Canada:
"Last year, Fastmarkets analyst Austin Lamica estimated the US would need to increase federal timber harvests by 450 per cent to offset the Canadian plywood, OSB, and softwood lumber its housing sector depends on."
https://t.co/uR68pT0foN

[Siobhan Fennessy @MSiobhanF]

“The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed...”

Just another day of absolute environmental destruction and selling the future to the present. I’m sorry for all our children.

[Hemant Mehta @hemantmehta]

"One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests. An area larger than Texas. The largest public land agency in the country. Just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.

And they did it with a press release on a Tuesday."

https://t.co/9Hi2v9md4X

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

What the hell—Despite suddenly losing 1.6 million bee colonies to a mass die off in the U.S. in a year, Trump WH is instead planning to close the USDA’s premier bee 🐝laboratory, worrying beekeepers, scientists and farmers. https://t.co/553KDCke98

[John Bistline @JEBistline]

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

[Natural Resources Democrats @NRDems]

There are 50 Rice's whales left alive on Earth. They live nowhere else but the Gulf of Mexico. The admin’s own scientists said *last year* oil & gas drilling would drive the species to extinction.

Today, Trump's cabinet removed every protection standing between the oil industry and these animals’ deaths.

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Migratory freshwater fish are in steep decline due to pressures along their paths, including dams, altered flows, habitat degradation, pollution and unsustainable fishing.

Restoring rivers and habitats cannot wait.

Read the #CMSFreshwaterFishes report: https://t.co/WsvywHpFK1

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Colombia has become the first Amazonian nation to fully protect its share of the rainforest from future fossil fuel extraction and large-scale industrial mining.

In a landmark environmental decision announced in November 2025 (during COP30), the Colombian government declared its entire Amazon biome a reserve zone for renewable natural resources. This policy explicitly prohibits the approval of any new oil exploration, hydrocarbon production, or large-scale mining projects across the region.

The protected area spans approximately 483,000 square kilometers (about 186,000 square miles)—roughly the size of Sweden—and encompasses 42% of Colombia's continental territory, while representing around 7% of the total Amazon rainforest basin.

By implementing this ban, Colombia halts progress on dozens of pending concessions, including 43 oil blocks and 286 mining requests that had not yet begun operations. The move prioritizes long-term ecosystem preservation, biodiversity protection, and the rainforest's critical role in global carbon sequestration and climate regulation over short-term resource exploitation.

Environmental groups and advocates have praised the policy as a historic conservation milestone, safeguarding irreplaceable habitats, indigenous territories, and vital ecological services amid the escalating climate crisis. Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres described it as a pioneering step, urging other Amazonian countries to follow suit through initiatives like the proposed Alianza Amazónica por la Vida (Amazon Alliance for Life).

This bold action sets a powerful precedent for balancing economic development with planetary health, demonstrating that nations can lead in protecting shared global heritage like the Amazon.

[The Constitutionalist 🇺🇸 @WeWillBeFree24]

Apparently, everyone thought I was being untruthful until Ohio MSM published it today. ↓

Meet Ohio's EPA Director, John Logue.
John was appointed by Mike DeWine in April 2025. Logue's environmental experience: NONE.

John Logue was the Administrator and CEO of Ohio Bureau of Workman's Compensation. No environmental experience, or education.

Under Logue, the Ohio EPA has proposed a new general permit that would allow data centers to discharge their wastewater and "OTHER WATERS" directly into state waterways, including Lake Erie and the Ohio River.

This proposal is to fast-track data center construction by simplifying the permitting process for their massive water discharge needs.

What's in the water?

Biocides, corrosion inhibitors, phosphates, antifreeze, heavy metals, pfas plastics, and thermal pollution for super heated water disrupting the O2 in the ecosystems causing die off.

Logue claims he's under public and federal pressure, and claims the move "cuts red tape" for business, environmental groups and some federal frameworks.

Innocent enough? No.

Since 2021, Logue has been engaged with OhioX.

'OhioX is a statewide nonpartisan and nonprofit technology and innovation partnership. We advocate for growth on behalf of Ohio technology and innovation. Our diverse membership includes leading Fortune 500 companies, growing startups, leading universities and research institutions, and technology-focused businesses.'

There are no coincidences.

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

ICE officers are now saying "Learn the lesson of what happened."

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

No matter the person or what they’ve done, this is excessive force.

Now add the context: A 67-year-old unarmed man. Driving home after a run in Chicago. Didn’t move his car fast enough for ICE, on his own street… so they ripped him out, threw him to the ground, and kneeled on his back until his ribs broke and he bled internally.

This is why you always film when you see ICE.
This is why you carry a whistle.

If this administration won’t hold their agents accountable, we have to protect each other.

[𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @CharlesCMann]

This is remarkable. Four giant dams on the Klamath River along the CA-Oregon border were taken down last year. This year, salmon migrated to the river headwaters, a 300-mile journey from the Pacific to central Oregon, for the first time since 1909. (Link in reply.)

[Shubham Kumar @ShubhamPoria1]

BIG PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT!

Global teal carbon: Stocks, sequestration, and its potential role in climate change mitigation

Authored by: @ShubhamPoria1 | @LaxmiKa64529185 | @MSiobhanF

#TealCarbon #Ramsar #Wetlands #STOTEN

https://t.co/jaLbDiT0bL

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Degraded ecosystems fuel disaster risk, making communities more vulnerable.

Explore environmental work that is underway to reduce disaster impacts through better ecosystem management. https://t.co/Bb1KDuIguE

[Elizabeth Kolbert @ElizKolbert]

I’m thrilled to share that my new collection, "Life on a Little‑Known Planet," will be released on Nov. 4th. It's now available for preorder in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook formats.

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

🟢 As #RamsarCOP15 begins, here's our 60-sec explainer on why wetlands matter so much.

💦 Nature's 'high-achiever' - they cover just 6% of land but deliver ecosystem services worth $47 trillion EVERY year.

Follow UNDP this wk at #RamsarCOP15
#WetlandsMatter #ForPeopleForPlanet

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

As delegates gather for #RamsarCOP15 to strengthen international commitments to wetland conservation, the #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by @RamsarConv highlights crucial global data on wetland status and necessary restoration solutions.

Read the report: https://t.co/7kP39L1ZMC

[WWF @WWF]

Unbelievable, isn’t it?

Pollution, #ClimateChange & overfishing are just some of the threats affecting freshwater species like these.

This CANNOT continue. 🐟

We must protect freshwater species & the ecosystems we all rely on.

RT to urge decision-makers to act. #RamsarCOP15

[UN-Water @UN_Water]

Wetlands, vital to life on Earth, are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem.

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 warns that without urgent action, 1/5 of remaining wetlands could vanish by 2050—an ecological loss with major social and economic impacts. https://t.co/J1aagCzYiQ