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Overgrazing and climate change fuel wetlands depletion

Cattle grazing at Napuiyapi swamp in Mau Forest, Nakuru County. The swamp faces massive degradation. [Photo by Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Overgrazing, climate change and invasive plant species have been cited as the causes of depletion of wetlands.

The four have been highlighted as major threats to wetlands in Kenya in a new report by the National Environmental and Complaints Committee.

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