CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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After nearly 50 years, water back on the global agenda
By Mary Kate McCoy
March 22, 2023
This week, the United Nations holds its first global freshwater conference in nearly 50 years. In the years since, the global population has doubled — yet the challenges facing the health of, and access to, freshwater resources have been largely overshadowed by the climate and biodiversity crises.
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It's 2023 — is this the year fresh water has its moment?
By Mary Kate McCoy
January 17, 2023
From roaring rivers to seasonal springs, freshwater is essential to life on Earth. Yet these ecosystems — and the species within them — tend to be overlooked, receiving only a fraction of the attention and funding dedicated to nature conservation.
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Expert: Ending the global water crisis ‘starts in your back yard’
By Kiley Price
January 29, 2021
Conservation News spoke to a Conservation International freshwater scientist about the key differences between the climate crisis and the water crisis — and why we must tap into different solutions for each.
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New tool provides gauge for freshwater health
By Allie Goldstein
March 19, 2018
Scientists created a scoring system for freshwater health.
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Why are freshwater species in trouble? Bad p.r., for one
By Ian Harrison, Ph.D.
October 11, 2017
New research aims to show people how we can protect important freshwater ecosystems by shining the spotlight on large, charismatic freshwater species that people largely ignore.
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