This article outlines some of the challenges facing conservation of freshwater ecosystems and future directions for freshwater protected area establishment and management. The primary purpose of ...

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...

Using rigorous scientific techniques, WCS researchers estimate that nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are related to orcas or killer whales, were found living in freshwater regions of ...

The study co-authored by species experts from all geographical regions of the world also revealed that a staggering one-quarter of the freshwater fauna are threatened with extinction. Employing a ...