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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAgriculture and wetlands: Maintaining and restoring wetlands for sustainable food production and ecosystem health
Technical Report 13
2025Also available in:
No results found.Agriculture and Wetlands: Maintaining and Restoring Wetlands for Sustainable Food Production and Ecosystem Health highlights how food security and wetland conservation can - and must - work together. Developed by the Scientific & Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Convention on Wetlands and FAO this technical report shares policy lessons drawn from case studies from Ramsar regions, covering rice paddies in Sri Lanka, organic farms in Thailand’s Yom River Basin, conservation tillage in Türkiye and prairie pothole restoration in Canada. The report explains why agriculture depends on wetlands for water regulation, soil fertility, carbon storage and biodiversity - and how unsustainable farming is eroding those very services. It demonstrates how healthy wetlands regulate water, store carbon, and nurture biodiversity - services that underpin crop yields and climate resilience - while detailing how poorly managed farming still drives wetland loss. With tools for efficient resource use, and multi-stakeholder governance, this publication is an important roadmap for decision-makers seeking to safeguard wetlands while securing sustainable agrifood systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportStudy Report on Wetland Agriculture and Water Management in the Mekong Region
Final Report
2020Also available in:
No results found.Under FAO initiative on eco-friendly water management for sustainable wetland agriculture, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), as the service provider, prepared the Study Report on Wetland Agriculture and Water Management in Mekong Region study report on wetland agriculture and water management in the Mekong Region for further program formulation. The overall objective is to review the current water management in relation to agriculture and identify the good practices and experiences of water management as a win-win solution for agriculture production and wetland conservation and recommend program formulation on eco-friendly water management for sustainable wetland agriculture. The expected outcome of the overall initiative is sustainable use of wetland to stress both productive and ecological functions of agriculture. The outputs aim to provide the solution as a win-win strategy for wetland and agriculture through eco-friendly water management, which will contribute to the ecological health, function and integrity of the Mekong Wetland Agriculture Ecosystem. Country consultation workshops were conducted for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to increase awareness on the issues of sustainable wetland management, and identify the threats, gaps and needs, priorities, and way forward towards sustainable use of wetlands in the Mekong Region. -
Policy briefPolicy briefAgriculture and wetlands: Supporting farmers and practitioners towards sustainable food systems and healthy catchments
Policy brief 8
2025Also available in:
No results found.Agriculture and wetlands: Supporting farmers and practitioners towards sustainable food systems and healthy catchments shares guidance from the Convention on Wetlands’ Scientific and Technical Review Panel. Drawing on 18 case studies and Technical Report 13, the brief explains how wetland degradation—driven by drainage, over-abstraction and agrochemical runoff—undermines the very water regulation, nutrient cycling and biodiversity on which farming depends.The brief sets out five priority actions and implementing them will strengthen food security, climate resilience and biodiversity while safeguarding wetlands for future generations. The brief also flags evidence gaps—especially for small-scale, under-documented farming systems—and calls for research on nature-based solutions, detailed technical guidance for specific production systems, and tools that balance ecosystem-service trade-offs at catchment scale.By placing wise-use principles at the centre of agricultural development, this policy brief provides Contracting Parties, practitioners and investors with a clear roadmap for achieving sustainable food production in wetland landscapes.
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