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Why fish need many and “messy” nurseries
Why fish need many and “messy” nurseries
Freshwater AllianceMarch 5, 2025
Biological Reviews: Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration
Biological Reviews: Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration
Freshwater AllianceMay 30, 2024
MERLIN Podcast on Water, climate and farming
MERLIN Podcast on Water, climate and farming
Freshwater AllianceMarch 7, 2024
Nature Restoration Law on river ecosystems identified by researchers
Nature Restoration Law on river ecosystems identified by researchers
Freshwater AllianceFebruary 14, 2024
Webinar Plan G: Conserving Mexicos threatened goodeids
Webinar Plan G: Conserving Mexicos threatened goodeids

Join us on 31 October at 3pm GMT (9am CST, 4pm CET) to learn more about the ambitious plans to conserve and protect Mexican goodeids. There will be talks from seven speakers, a panel discussion, and time at the end for audience Q&As.

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceOctober 18, 2023webinar
Call for abstracts for the World Biodiversity Forum 2024
Call for abstracts for the World Biodiversity Forum 2024

Call for abstracts for the session (GOV_13.5) Towards Global Policy Implementation for Freshwater Biodiversity at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland 16-21 June 2024 is now open and ends at 19th of November 2023, 6pm CET.

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceOctober 4, 2023
Publication: Future-proofing the emergency recovery plan for freshwater biodiversity
Publication: Future-proofing the emergency recovery plan for freshwater biodiversity

The publication showcases an Emergency Recovery Plan for bending the curve of freshwater biodiversity decline.

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceAugust 31, 2023
Publication: The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
Publication: The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

The publication is a plea to restore aquatic ecosystems on a large scale.

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceAugust 14, 2023
International conference on protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers in Europe
International conference on protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers in Europe

Call for abstracts for the international conference on protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers in Europe

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Outreach, ConservationFreshwater AllianceJune 22, 2023Survey
Survey of existing freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate sampling protocols
Survey of existing freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate sampling protocols

Survey of existing freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate sampling protocols

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Outreach, ConservationFreshwater AllianceMarch 30, 2023Survey
Publication: People need freshwater biodiversity
Publication: People need freshwater biodiversity

The publication is a plea for better recognition of the importance of freshwater biodiversity.

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceFebruary 9, 2023
UN water conference March 22-24 in New York
UN water conference March 22-24 in New York

The UN Water conference 2023 calls stakeholders to discuss the Implementation of the Objectives for the UN International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, 2018-2028.

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Outreach, Conservation, Policy, ResearchFreshwater AllianceFebruary 7, 2023
How to increase awareness of hidden species
How to increase awareness of hidden species

A master thesis presents how the visualization of artists is needed to overcome lack of empathy about organisms allien to us.

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Outreach, Conservation, Policy, ResearchFreshwater AllianceDecember 7, 2022
Freshwater-BON publishes science brief
Freshwater-BON publishes science brief

The Freshwater-BON network publishes a science brief to amend the Global Biodiversity Framework

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Outreach, Conservation, PolicyFreshwater AllianceDecember 6, 2022
The hidden but important world of aquatic fungi
The hidden but important world of aquatic fungi

A new AFL publication highlights the importance of aquatic fungi.

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Outreach, Policy, Conservation, ResearchFreshwater AllianceMay 9, 2022conservation
Wonderfull fact cards of freshwater species
Wonderfull fact cards of freshwater species

20 Fact Cards of freshwater species give insights in the amazing diversity under the surface of water. Many thanks to Studio Adén for the beautiful illustrations.

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OutreachFreshwater AllianceApril 6, 2022freshwater species, freshwater biodiversity, conservation
AFL workshop at the Conference of the International Society of Limnology
AFL workshop at the Conference of the International Society of Limnology

The AFL invites stakeholders to a workshop at the SIL 2022

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EventsFreshwater AllianceApril 6, 2022strategy planning, network
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research

Today, 96 researchers representing 90 scientific institutions published a global agenda for freshwater biodiversity research. The team has identified 15 priority needs to improve freshwater research, grouped into five key research themes: data infrastructure, monitoring, ecology, management, and social ecology (Figure 1)

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Freshwater AllianceDecember 2, 2021
The Alliance for Freshwater Life will host a Forum at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021
The Alliance for Freshwater Life will host a Forum at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021

The Alliance for Freshwater Life will host the forum “Scaling up - expanding action on the global crisis facing freshwater biodiversity”.

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Freshwater AllianceSeptember 3, 2021
25 essential research questions now published
25 essential research questions now published

Twenty-five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity

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Outreach, ConservationFreshwater AllianceJuly 16, 2021
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