Experts from numerous countries are to meet in the Colombian capital May 28-30 to assess experiences in wetlands recovery, particularly such areas that are degraded by human activities in urban areas. In wetlands, water is the principal factor controlling the ecosystem and the plant and animal life related to it. These endangered ecosystems also serve to control flooding, the flow of water in aquifers, erosion, as well as retaining sediments and nutrients.

The first International Forum on Urban Wetlands has been organized by the non-governmental Conservation International and the Bogotá Aqueduct Enterprise.