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Flat strips of lush, submerged grass rise in terraces from the courtyard of Sidwell Friends' new middle school in Washington like rice paddies in a mountainous Chinese village. Part of a man-made wetland connected to the school's water system, the plants filter liquid waste, just as real wetlands do with rainwater. It's an engineering marvel, but Sidwell student Patricia Solleveld, 15, doesn't want you to get the wrong idea. "It doesn't smell at all," she says. Not only that, says Alejandro Alderman, 14, but the wastewater filtered through the wetland is clean enough to drink...
...Uyana is the first hotel in Sri Lanka to construct a wetland system with lakes, reed beds and imported forest. Accommodation is in vast villas - the bathroom alone, which boasted its own lily pond, was about the size of my apartment. Designed by Sunela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's leading environmental architect, the villas combine wood, granite, thatch and concrete in a haven of elegant simplicity: a haven, in fact, for man and beast...
...species, including teals, kingfishers, cranes and herons. Boating is available on Sultanpur Lake and if you don't feel like making the trek back to town, you'll find plenty of guesthouses nearby. HONG KONG Counted among Hong Kong's best-kept secrets, the Mai Po Marshes attract many wetland birds, including endangered Dalmatian pelicans, Saunders' gulls and, in winter, rare black-faced spoonbills. Well-marked trails allow for easy access to much of Mai Po, but guides are available if you want to reach the more remote corners. SINGAPORE With more than 600 species on view, Singapore's Jurong...
...displaced. The rice became both a decorative element and a kind of literal food for thought?a reminder that landscaping needn't be expensive and that even agriculture can look modern. In Taizhou, Yu un-channeled a local river, removing cement barriers and letting it flood into a wetland through which he snaked bicycle paths, docks and terraces. In Zhongshan, Yu's shipyard park, which like the campus was honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects, has quickly become a local landmark. On a recent weekday afternoon, the park was full. Toddlers climbed happily over pebbled railroad tracks...
...fishing is your thing, a trip to the Pantanal in western BRAZIL, one of the richest ecosystems in the world, will likely have you hooked. This vast wetland along the northern reaches of the Paraguay River is about the size of Britain, and is home to over 200 species of fish-making it a prime site for South American anglers. While you're waiting for the fish to bite, you can spot giant otters, jaguar, anteaters, monkeys and huge guinea pig-like capybaras. There are also over 300 species of bird, ranging from toucans to the magnificent 1.2-m jabiru...