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In partnership with Coca-Cola. Canada holds about 20% of the world's freshwater reserves, with nearly 9% of its land area covered by freshwater including over two million lakes and countless rivers. Wetlands are areas of land that are seasonally or permanently covered by shallow water or areas where the water table is close enough to the soil surface that wetland plants grow there. In Canada, there are five main types of wetlands: fresh and saltwater marshes, swamps, bogs, fens and shallow open water. Wetlands are home to over 600 species of plants and animals in Canada and are some of the most productive ecosystems on earth. The contribution from The Coca-Cola Company provides support to Canadian farmers that protect local watersheds through a partnership with ALUS. Together with ALUS, Coca-Cola supports community-based efforts in ALUS Rocky View (Alberta), ALUS Peel (Ontario), ALUS Outaouais (Quebec), and ALUS Laurentides (Quebec) to deliver water-focused nature-based solutions in these regions. This funding is critical to helping farmers and ranchers carry out projects to improve watershed health, supporting Canadian water systems from Alberta to Quebec. [This wetland on a farm in Ontario is part of the] [ALUS Peel] [community and helps capture carbon, stores agricultural runoff, prevents crop flooding, and provides habitat for native species. (Photo Credit: DA...
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