# @wsloneocean on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNZTfGpiuV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12953559-wsloneocean-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/1bbf98c8ef.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-03T17:52:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WSL One Ocean (@wsloneocean) — https://gondola.cc/wsloneocean

## Caption

In honor of yesterday’s #WorldWetlandsDay, join us in celebrating these incredible ecosystems alongside the awesome surfing from day two at the #BillabongProPipeline. 🌾🌊

Given the importance of wetlands, we were excited to work with @northshorecommunitylandtrust to remove invasive grasses from one of their pilot loʻi kalo, wetland taro patch, and plant taro with surfers and #WeAreOneOcean volunteers. Wetlands are valuable ecosystems as they:

🌴 Protect coasts against flooding and erosion
🪷 Are biodiversity hotspots
🌎 Capture carbon
🦆 Provide optimal habitat for many species 
🪸 Filter sediment to minimize pollution of nearshore reefs
💧 Are a source of food, water quality improvement, and livelihood for local communities
🌀 Slow down and spread out water flow across the landscape, allowing more water to percolate back into the soil and recharge our aquifers.

Since 2020, North Shore Community Land Trust (NSCLT) has led the restoration of a 30-acre coastal wetland site at Waialeʻe which was once an abundant food system and still hosts several species of endangered waterbirds and fish to this day. Learn more about our wetland restoration efforts and the incredible work NSCLT is leading via the article linked in our bio.

We Are One Ocean is supported by global partners @SHISEIDO and @YETI.

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weareoneocean, worldwetlandsday, billabongpropipeline

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