Policy brief - Accelerating wetland restoration despite knowledge gaps

IUCN NL, in collaboration with Wetlands Internationl and the University of Évora, has developed a REWET policy brief calling for an acceleration of wetland restoration despite existing knowledge gaps. Even with broad support, restoration is often hindered by perceived “knowledge gaps”, ranging from unclear definitions of wetlands to fragmented data on carbon emissions. Waiting for perfect data should not be an excuse for inaction and, in fact, restoration and knowledge generation must go hand in hand.