Safeguarding Fresh Water

Pools along the Kongakut River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Publications

Freshwater initiative

Featured Brochures

Freshwater Ecosystems: Sources, Flows and Services

Understand (PDF)
Manage (PDF)
Value (PDF)

More Brochures

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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."

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."

Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (PDF - 2.28 MB)
USAID, Conservation International, Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group
Based on the publication "Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa" by David Bonnardeaux, released June 30, 2012, on behalf of Conservation International and the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group.

Field Demonstrations

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Latrines in Miarinarivo, Madagascar (PDF - 4.19 MB)
Helping to improve human well-being and ecosystems

Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, Madagascar (PDF - 1.66 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, Madagascar.

Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia (PDF - 1.18 MB)
Demonstrating how healthy ecosystems benefit human well-being in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia.

China (PDF - 1.67 MB)
Bringing benefits to communities, China

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.

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

Corporate Freshwater Strategies