RT null T1 Intergovernmental Consultations on Nature-based Solutions: Submission by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands A1 Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, A2 Tamelander, Jerker K1 nature-based solution K1 wetland K1 carbon sequestration K1 marine ecosystem YR 2023 FD 2023-05 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42339 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42339 NO Wetlands, as defined in Article 1.1 of the Convention on Wetlands, are exceptionally valuable ecosystems, providing a range of critical ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and storage, particularly in peatlands and coastal and marine ecosystems; ensuring safe and reliable supplies of drinking and irrigation water; many goods and services connected with food security; and management against water-related disasters such as droughts and floods (Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021). DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026