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2 days ago · Here are five ways countries can leverage freshwater to meet their global biodiversity and sustainability goals. 1. Implement water-related nature-based solutions. Water-related nature-based solution (NbS), such as plant-filled “green” roofs, can help manage stormwater, reduce urban flooding and improve water quality, often at a lower cost ...
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The Restoration Fund, a partnership between WWF-Canada and Coca-Cola Canada, supports projects that aim to improve the health of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems through direct, on-the-ground initiatives.
Sep 3, 2021 · Including freshwater in the new CBD targets, integrating freshwater into terrestrial and marine conservation, and developing strategies to protect, restore and avoid will set our freshwater systems on the path to recovery.
Oct 25, 2024 · If upstream activities block fish passage or pollute water, it disrupts entire ecosystems downstream. By creating ecological corridors—safe zones for species to move along river systems—we can help restore this lost connectivity, which is crucial for migratory species like turtles and fish. While ecological corridors might not fit the ...
How We Protect Fresh Water. Fresh water is connected to everything The Nature Conservancy does, and we’re determined to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems at unprecedented scales. By leveraging our long history of innovation and collaboration, we know we can scale up breakthrough strategies for freshwater that are durable and long-lasting.
Jan 28, 2024 · Freshwater ecosystems deliver the water on which all life depends. The urgency to better protect them is now. We need to set clear benchmarks to protect rivers, lakes and wetlands for people and the planet and support the elements essential for life and health within freshwater systems.
Healthy, biodiverse and unpolluted freshwater ecosystems produce fewer greenhouse gases and provide food, drinking water, livelihoods, modern energy systems, transport and recreation, alongside other benefits.