VIsit Koforidua, Apenkwa, Ghana, and meet Samuel Kudjodzi.

Plus wetland news (links below).

Apologies that every voice in this episode is male – I'll try not to let that happen again.

A Wetland Podcast is a personal project not reflecting any employer. More: https://www.patreon.com/Awetlandpodcast

Updates

Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands: https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/67th-meeting-standing-committee

Youth engagement paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70302 and https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2026/03/20/plain-language-summary-youth-networks-are-key-but-overlooked-actors-in-environmental-governance/

OECM Platform: https://www.oecm.info/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-jonas_oecm-platform-ugcPost-7450489981338341377-VJkI?

Whitley Awards: https://whitleyaward.org/awards/

World Migratory Bird Day: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/#2026

World Saltmarsh Day: https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/world-saltmarsh-day

People, Police, or Practice

Professor Royal C Gardner: https://www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/home/royal-gardner.php

List of MEAs the USA left in January 2026 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/

More on his book: https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/05/15/author-interview-royal-gardner-waters-of-the-united-states-potus-scotus-wotus-and-the-politics-of-a-national-resource/

Water Margin

Meet Samuel Kudjodzi https://earth.fm/recording-expeditions/the-centre-for-soundscape-ecology-multimedia-training-program-ghana/

https://www.instagram.com/csem_official/ And hear more of the recordings: https://aporee.org/maps/?what=wetland&limitBounds=on&fromYear=2025&fromMonth=04&fromDay=30&toYear=2026&toMonth=04&toDay=30&fromHour=00&fromMin=00&toHour=00&toMin=00

Other stories you might have missed

Chennai reservoir plans spark protests, warnings:

https://www.dw.com/en/chennai-reservoir-plans-spark-protests-and-warnings/video-76914064

WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/water-nsw-criticised-for-appalling-decision-after-hundreds-of-turtles-left-to-die-in-wetlands

Volunteers work to save eels trapped in mud of dried-up Pukepuke Lagoon: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/592456/volunteers-work-to-save-eels-trapped-in-mud-of-dried-up-pukepuke-lagoon

eNGOs being squeezed in Brussels: https://reporterre.net/C-est-une-chasse-aux-sorcieres-la-droite-europeenne-veut-reduire-au-silence-les-ONG

Drought drives elevated antibiotic resistance across soils: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02274-x.epdf

Multiple development banks launch 'Water Forward' initiative: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2026/spring-meetings-water-forward

Jennifer George is the Chief Executive of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP). She talks about partnership, honouring your past, diverse voices, and memorable experiences.

Find out more about EAAFP: https://eaaflyway.org

Huge thanks to Jennifer George and Minjae Baek at the EAAFP Secretariat.

The Water Margin is a boardwalk over the Sanya River in Hainan, China, in 2017.

A Wetland Podcast is a personal project by Connor Walsh, not reflecting any employers. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/Awetlandpodcast including links to the news stories discussed.