Pools along the Kongakut River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Freshwater initiative
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Freshwater Brochure (PDF - 1.8 MB)
July 2011. Excerpt: "Freshwater ecosystems harbor the greatest concentration of life on Earth — greater than terrestrial or marine ecosystems." |
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Freshwater Brochure: Understand Section (PDF - 639 KB)
July 2011. Excerpt: "In short, we cannot manage threats to freshwater ecosystems unless we understand their impacts." |
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Freshwater Brochure: Manage Section (PDF - 409 KB)
July 2011. Excerpt: "Effective management and financing is necessary across these critical ecosystems and watersheds to ensure the provision of fresh water when and where people and species need it." |
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Freshwater Brochure: Value Section (PDF - 556 KB)
July 2011. Excerpt: "If humans fail to understand the economic value of healthy ecosystems, there will be no incentive to protect and restore their health." |
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Freshwater Brochure: Flagship Projects (PDF - 272 KB)
July 2011. Excerpt: "Conservation International’s Freshwater projects and goals." |
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Freshwater Strategy Executive Summary (PDF - 409 KB)
June 2010. Excerpt: "The document begins with an overview of the current global freshwater crisis, followed by a description of our goals, hypotheses and program of work." |
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Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) for Business (PDF - 214 KB)
Feb 2011. Excerpt: "IBAT is an innovative, online tool providing businesses with a single source for globally recognized biodiversity information and a user-friendly mapping application to support environmentally sound development decisions and reporting." |
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Ecosystem Services and Freshwater Initiative (PDF - 1.08 MB)
Excerpt: "Ecosystem services are the benefits that functioning ecosystems provide to people. These services, many of which are critical for supporting life on Earth, include provision of fresh water, protection from storm surges/flooding, fertile soil and food, clean air, climate regulation, and medicines." |
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Climate Change Adaptation: A Freshwater Perspective (PDF - 681 KB)
Excerpt: "Climate change will significantly impact freshwater systems and the human and non-human communities that depend upon them for their survival." |
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Global Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment: Water for Life (PDF - 789 KB)
Conservation International, IUCN, NatureServe
Excerpt: "Fresh water is an essential resource, both for human populations and as home to the greatest concentration of life on Earth." |
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Securing Water for Ecosystems and Human Well-being: The Importance of Environmental Flows (PDF - 3.38 MB)
Forslund, A., et al. Securing Water for Ecosystems and Human Well-being: The Importance of Environmental Flows. Swedish Water House Report 24. SIWI, 2009. |
Field Demonstrations
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Latrines in Miarinarivo, Madagascar (PDF - 4.19 MB)
Helping to improve human well-being and ecosystems |
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Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, Madagascar (PDF - 1.66 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, Madagascar. |
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Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia (PDF - 1.18 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia. |
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China (PDF - 1.67 MB)
Bringing benefits to communities, China |
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Chingaza-Sumapaz-Páramo de Guerrero conservation corridor, Colombia (PDF - 1.21 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in Chingaza-Sumapaz-Páramo de Guerrero conservation corridor, Colombia. |
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Sovi Basin, Fiji (PDF - 1.23 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in Sovi Basin, Fiji. |
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Namaqualand, South Africa (PDF - 1.55 MB)
Situated in the Northern cape province of South Africa, Namaqualand is known for its open spaces and incredible array of endemic flora |
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Miombo-Mopane Woodland, Southern Africa (PDF - 1.07 MB)
Securing water and food in Miombo-Mopane woodland, Southern Africa |
Corporate Freshwater Strategies
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