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When I first became director for The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado River Program, quite a few folks told me I was crazy. . The Colorado River is a lost cause,” they said. . As I did my assessment of potential strategies and places to work, the Colorado River Delta stood out as a place that might meet this description. There are countless stakeholders who all depend on the Colorado River. . Photo: © Erika Nortemann/TNC. MORE
He had the scientific vision to carve out new paths and the leadership and personality to draw in the energy of hundreds of collaborators, partners and colleagues, ultimately changing the topography of river science and management—and the topography of The Nature Conservancy. Here I’d like to recognize Brian and his contributions to the Conservancy and to river science. Brian Richter along the Colorado River. MORE
The rapid filling of a giant dam at the headwaters of the Nile River — the world’s biggest waterway, supporting millions of people — could reduce water supplies to downstream Egypt by more than one-third, new USC research shows. Water Dispute on the Nile River Could Destabilize the Region MORE
New scientific findings reveal that Cuba’s rivers are in better health than the Mississippi River. The work was part of a study on Cuba’s hydrology, focusing on the water quality of the island’s rivers. Despite centuries of cattle and sugarcane farming, research results reveal there hasn’t been much damage to Cuba’s rivers thanks to the country’s other sustainable agriculture methods. Original post: Sustainable agriculture cleans up rivers in Cuba. MORE
The initial primary focus of the work within EDF will be on financing options around ongoing restoration and protection needs within the Mississippi River Delta (filling a significant gap in our work in the Delta) and then assessing ideas for broader applicability or utility to other coastal locations in the United States. The Mississippi River Delta is the site of the largest adaptation effort underway in the country today. MORE
The chemicals are poisoning English rivers and killing bugs they were never meant to encounter, according to a new University of Sussex study. Our rivers are routinely and chronically contaminated with both of these chemicals.” Dogs that swim in rivers could also be responsible. MORE
In preparation for the removal of the Columbia Dam and restoration of the river, the Aquanauts and The Nature Conservancy team up for a citizen science monitoring project. Citizen Science Forests Human Well-Being Restoration Rivers Try This Urban Conservation Water Water Quality MORE
The confluence of the tiny San Pedro River and the much larger Gila was once one of the richest locales in one of the most productive river ecosystems in the American Southwest, an incomparable oasis of biodiversity. Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing MORE
Coral bleaching dominates headlines about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but perhaps the most dangerous threat lurks on land, far away from the reef itself. From the Field Asia Pacific Conservation Science Coral Reefs Forests TNC Science MORE
Alewives migrating on the Penobscot River. May 24 is World Fish Migration Day , a worldwide celebration of healthy rivers and free-running fish. It’s also a day to imagine the possibilities of connecting fish, rivers and people. Back in 2004, I was among scientists, fisheries managers and other researchers who gathered at a University of Maine campus on an island in the Penobscot River to imagine the river as a healthy, fully functioning ecosystem. MORE
She’s causing rivers to dry every time she rips off her headscarf. Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai-Nejad, an arch conservative prayer leader in the city of Isfahan announced that Iranian women who continue to wear immodest clothing are causing the nation’s rivers to run dry. They have brought me pictures that shows women by the side of the dry Zayanderud river, ” the cleric said. These actions will ensure the upper stream of the river will become dry too. MORE
Many species within Kenya’s Tana River Basin will be unable to survive if global temperatures continue to rise as they are on track to do – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The Impact of Climate Change on Kenya's Tana River Basin MORE
Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies. The Delicate Balance of Protecting River Deltas and Society MORE
Britain’s urban rivers are at their cleanest for over two decades, according to scientists from Cardiff University The 21-year study of over 2,300 rivers measured the presence of clean-river invertebrates – a yardstick for river health – which during the days of heavy industry and poor sewage treatment had declined considerably, but now appear to be making a comeback. green living Rivers MORE
For hundreds of years, Saudi’s Wadi Hanifah River carved out a scenic valley extending from sand dunes and agricultural land pocked with date plantations into the heart of Riyadh before it seeped underground. But the city’s expansion into a thumping metropolis of 7 million people brought the 4500 sq km catchment area close to extinction as sewage and construction waste was dumped in the river. First it was necessary to clean up the river waste, which involved removing 1.5 MORE
The last time fish could migrate unimpeded on the Pawcatuck River, George Washington was a surveyor, not a president. Fish & Fisheries From the Field Connectivity Fish Migrations Nature + People Restoration Rivers Water Wetlands MORE
A Caterpillar demolition machine tears down the Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River, Maine. For millennia, Atlantic salmon made an annual appearance in Maine’s Penobscot River , swimming into its mouth from the ocean, surging as a crowd up its main-stem, and then scattering throughout its thickly forested basin to spawn in the cold gravels of its rivers and streams. And with a shuffling, halting gait they work their way out into the river. MORE
Researchers from Al-Azhar University, Boston University and the University of North Carolina have discovered an ancient river that may be revived, in theory, to irrigate Egypt’s farm lands. Before Egypt became swept up in what one of my friends dubbed a “coupvelution,” ousted President Morsi got testy with Ethiopian government representatives over Nile River water rights – the sole source of water for Africa’s burgeoning population. MORE
This expansion of dams could impact more than 300,000 kilometers of rivers worldwide and many of the proposed dams overlap, almost perfectly, with some of the planet’s most naturally diverse places. Ironically, our quest for clean energy represents one of the greatest threats to the rivers that feed our communities and support our economies. At The Nature Conservancy, we believe we can find a balance between river conservation and energy production. MORE
A freshwater ecologist reflects on protecting Colombia’s special rivers. The post In Colombia, Saving the Rivers that Remain appeared first on Cool Green Science. From the Field MORE
Here's what to expect on a visit to New River Gorge National Park MORE
The post Tracking a Night-Time River of Birds appeared first on Cool Green Science. Many birds migrate at night. Here’s how researchers track them. Birds & Birding Birds Conservation Science Migrations MORE
A recent article by the Economist offers a richly complex review of the conflicts roiling the waters of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. Several dozen hydropower dams are under construction or planned in the basin, including 11 for the main-stem of the river, threatening the largest and most important freshwater fish harvest in the world. But we shouldn’t solve the climate crisis on the backs of unique and productive rivers around the world. MORE
A proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction MORE
They call them “river wolves.” This summer, the Nature Conservancy lead a community-focused taimen education campaign in northern Mongolia’s Delgermoron-Shishhed River Basin. The Delgermoron-Shishhed River Basin is incredibly beautiful and pristine habitat. The area is home to the headwaters of several important rivers and Lake Khovsgol, a 2 million-year-old lake — one of 17 ancient lakes worldwide — that holds 70 percent of Mongolia’s freshwater. MORE
A river’s form and function are profoundly woven together. Rivers and streams have seen widespread habitat and species loss, prompting extensive restoration efforts. The recent news of a “ pulse flow ” in the Lower Colorado River has highlighted a steadily growing trend in freshwater conservation along “working” rivers – restoring elements of natural flow regimes. Flow Experiments” to Guide River Management. MORE
The little-known Tongue River Railroad project would, if approved, build a new line through eastern Montana’s rangeland to allow development of a new export mine for Arch Coal. And that’s exactly what we seem to be seeing in the recent draft analysis of the Tongue River Railroad. More troubling, the Tongue River Railroad analysis was prepared by the same firm, ICF International, who will be doing reviews for the Longview and Cherry Point coal terminal proposals in Washington. MORE
Our favorite peace-water NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East have just held a conference in Israel last week and there had faith leaders sign the “Covenant for the Jordan River” to save the Jordan River. After years of on the ground peace-building the NGO has gone the way of faith and has managed to get faith leaders: Jewish, Muslim and Christian from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to sign up to save the great River Jordan. MORE
The deep cuts in the background are receding as the gabions catch soil and build up the river bed, leaving ponds and perennial plants. Back then, the river system of the San Bernardino Valley, which straddles the border east of Douglas, Arizona, was on life support. And the soil was like cement,” recalls Valer Austin, describing the mostly dry river running through the ranch that she and husband Joe purchased in Sonora in 1989. The river Geronimo knew comes back to life. MORE
Dams have seriously impacted the health of over 60 percent of the world’s major rivers, blocking migratory fish, degrading water quality and altering natural flow patterns that support aquatic life. Where can we put dams that make the most sense, and where should we keep rivers free flowing? The results are still early, but we are starting to see positive impacts on the health of the river and of depleted fish populations. MORE
Concentration, Confrontation, Collaboration: The Future of River Conservation and Sustainable Hydropower. Now, lots of people think they are awesome, but I may be the only person who does so in part because among the stories they tell are a few about hydropower, rivers and people. Launched during the great depression, the TVA built a system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries to electrify the rural south. Little Tennessee River. MORE
A proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction. It currently serves thousands of vehicles each day, connecting five cities adjacent to the river. Quad Cities is a 380,000-person metropolitan area that spans over the states of Iowa and Illinois on either side of the Mississippi River. Pregracke is recognized for his efforts in conserving the Mississippi River. MORE
On Sunday, September 15, a fleet of traditional and modern Mesopotamian boats will sail down the Tigris River on an historic voyage of celebration and learning. It’s the Tigris River Flotilla. Environmental clean-up events and community-based art projects are scheduled in Hasankeyf, Turkey, and Feys Khabor and Baghdad, Iraq, to raise awareness about looming threats to the river. All images from the Tigris River Flotilla blog. MORE
Mayors from 114 North American cities entered into an agreement to rehabilitate an endangered river halfway across the world. Launched at the recent Water After Borders (WAB) summit in Chicago, the partnership brings expertise in transboundary water system management to the Jordan River , a waterbody long embroiled in regional politics. The Jordan River Valley, a major freshwater source in a critically parched region, is under serious threat caused by decades of abuse. MORE
Both of the above Unfortunately, the correct answer is “c”, which basically means there are no easy answers to questions about how the world can achieve a future with both sustainable energy and healthy rivers. These impacts are projected to occur disproportionately in those river basins with the greatest freshwater species diversity: we found that 70 percent of all affected kilometers would be within the ecoregions in the top quartile of fish species diversity. MORE
To what extent are the world’s rivers protected? In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set a 17 percent target for the protection of ‘inland waters,’ including rivers. Concentration, Confrontation, Collaboration: The Future of River Conservation and Sustainable Hydropower. Now, using a high-resolution dataset of the world’s rivers called HydroSHEDS, we can finally begin to assess protection levels for these systems virtually anywhere on Earth. MORE
Reuter is director of The Nature Conservancy’s Great Rivers Partnership and North America Freshwater Program. The wild, brown, churning Yangtze River I knew in 2005 is gone. The Yangtze ranks among the largest and most powerful rivers in the world. At Yibin, where she forms at the confluence of the Jinsha and Min rivers, the Yangtze moves an average annual flow 10 times that of the Colorado River. (A Large rivers are more resilient than that. Michael A. MORE
Dams aren’t going away. But a successful program better manages them for people and nature. From the Field Restoration Water MORE
The recent release of three million gallons of mining wastewater into the headwaters of Colorado’s Animas River shocked people across the U.S. The wastewater plume spread from the Animas River in Colorado into the San Juan River in New Mexico and Utah, affecting more than 100 river miles and resulting in a five-day shutdown in irrigation and drinking water withdrawals. This reach of the river has been toxic for a long time. MORE
But Amazon river dolphins are teetering on the brink of extinction as a five-year fishing moratorium has just expired, leaving them vulnerable to poachers. These playful mammals , which are sometimes pink, used to be abundant in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. The Amazon river dolphin is the world’s largest freshwater dolphin, growing to about 8 feet in length. Similar creatures live in other rivers of South America and Asia, but they all face threats from humans. MORE
And a new study , out this month in the Journal of Hydrology , examined long-term records of stream flow throughout the Upper Colorado River Basin to explore how low flows might get lower and how some channels might switch from perennial to intermittent. To do this, the researchers from Colorado State University and the USGS gathered data from 115 river reaches in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Water Fresh Water rivers Water conservation MORE
Then there’s the population drawn here by the rivers. Hang out in the New River Gorge for a few days and you’re likely to meet young rafting guides, middle-aged rafting guides who’ve been navigating the New and Gauley rivers for decades and people over 50 who started as rafting guides and moved up to manage or own recreation outfitter companies. I spent a few days exploring the milder adventures of New River Gorge National Park in May. MORE
I am standing on a terrace of land above the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, not far from Silver City in terms of geography, but centuries away in terms of time. Gila River and Mogollon Mountains at The Conservancy’s Gila Riparian Preserve © Harold Malde. They were Native Americans who lived along the rivers in parts of what are now New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico. Mogollon potsherd from the Conservancy’s Gila Riparian Reserve in New Mexico. MORE
Rivers Related Topics Environmental News Network
JULY 13, 2021
The rapid filling of a giant dam at the headwaters of the Nile River — the world’s biggest waterway, supporting millions of people — could reduce water supplies to downstream Egypt by more than one-third, new USC research shows. Water Dispute on the Nile River Could Destabilize the Region
Environmental News Network
JULY 23, 2021
Many species within Kenya’s Tana River Basin will be unable to survive if global temperatures continue to rise as they are on track to do – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The Impact of Climate Change on Kenya's Tana River Basin
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Environmental News Network
JULY 14, 2021
Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies. The Delicate Balance of Protecting River Deltas and Society
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 12, 2021
The post Tracking a Night-Time River of Birds appeared first on Cool Green Science. Many birds migrate at night. Here’s how researchers track them. Birds & Birding Birds Conservation Science Migrations
Environmental News Network
JULY 8, 2021
The confluence of the tiny San Pedro River and the much larger Gila was once one of the richest locales in one of the most productive river ecosystems in the American Southwest, an incomparable oasis of biodiversity. Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing
Nature Conservancy - Science
DECEMBER 8, 2020
A freshwater ecologist reflects on protecting Colombia’s special rivers. The post In Colombia, Saving the Rivers that Remain appeared first on Cool Green Science. From the Field
Inhabitant
JULY 2, 2021
A proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction
Inhabitant
JUNE 16, 2021
Here's what to expect on a visit to New River Gorge National Park
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 28, 2015
And a new study , out this month in the Journal of Hydrology , examined long-term records of stream flow throughout the Upper Colorado River Basin to explore how low flows might get lower and how some channels might switch from perennial to intermittent. To do this, the researchers from Colorado State University and the USGS gathered data from 115 river reaches in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Water Fresh Water rivers Water conservation
Nature Conservancy - Science
JUNE 15, 2020
Dams aren’t going away. But a successful program better manages them for people and nature. From the Field Restoration Water
Cool Green Science
MARCH 1, 2016
This expansion of dams could impact more than 300,000 kilometers of rivers worldwide and many of the proposed dams overlap, almost perfectly, with some of the planet’s most naturally diverse places. Ironically, our quest for clean energy represents one of the greatest threats to the rivers that feed our communities and support our economies. At The Nature Conservancy, we believe we can find a balance between river conservation and energy production.
Cool Green Science
JULY 7, 2014
The deep cuts in the background are receding as the gabions catch soil and build up the river bed, leaving ponds and perennial plants. Back then, the river system of the San Bernardino Valley, which straddles the border east of Douglas, Arizona, was on life support. And the soil was like cement,” recalls Valer Austin, describing the mostly dry river running through the ranch that she and husband Joe purchased in Sonora in 1989. The river Geronimo knew comes back to life.
Cool Green Science
MARCH 27, 2014
When I first became director for The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado River Program, quite a few folks told me I was crazy. . The Colorado River is a lost cause,” they said. . As I did my assessment of potential strategies and places to work, the Colorado River Delta stood out as a place that might meet this description. There are countless stakeholders who all depend on the Colorado River. . Photo: © Erika Nortemann/TNC.
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 12, 2017
Concentration, Confrontation, Collaboration: The Future of River Conservation and Sustainable Hydropower. Now, lots of people think they are awesome, but I may be the only person who does so in part because among the stories they tell are a few about hydropower, rivers and people. Launched during the great depression, the TVA built a system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries to electrify the rural south. Little Tennessee River.
Nature Conservancy - Science
MARCH 13, 2018
The last time fish could migrate unimpeded on the Pawcatuck River, George Washington was a surveyor, not a president. Fish & Fisheries From the Field Connectivity Fish Migrations Nature + People Restoration Rivers Water Wetlands
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 5, 2014
Alewives migrating on the Penobscot River. May 24 is World Fish Migration Day , a worldwide celebration of healthy rivers and free-running fish. It’s also a day to imagine the possibilities of connecting fish, rivers and people. Back in 2004, I was among scientists, fisheries managers and other researchers who gathered at a University of Maine campus on an island in the Penobscot River to imagine the river as a healthy, fully functioning ecosystem.
AGreenLiving
JUNE 16, 2021
Then there’s the population drawn here by the rivers. Hang out in the New River Gorge for a few days and you’re likely to meet young rafting guides, middle-aged rafting guides who’ve been navigating the New and Gauley rivers for decades and people over 50 who started as rafting guides and moved up to manage or own recreation outfitter companies. I spent a few days exploring the milder adventures of New River Gorge National Park in May.
Cool Green Science
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
I am standing on a terrace of land above the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, not far from Silver City in terms of geography, but centuries away in terms of time. Gila River and Mogollon Mountains at The Conservancy’s Gila Riparian Preserve © Harold Malde. They were Native Americans who lived along the rivers in parts of what are now New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico. Mogollon potsherd from the Conservancy’s Gila Riparian Reserve in New Mexico.
Sightline Daily
AUGUST 25, 2015
The little-known Tongue River Railroad project would, if approved, build a new line through eastern Montana’s rangeland to allow development of a new export mine for Arch Coal. And that’s exactly what we seem to be seeing in the recent draft analysis of the Tongue River Railroad. More troubling, the Tongue River Railroad analysis was prepared by the same firm, ICF International, who will be doing reviews for the Longview and Cherry Point coal terminal proposals in Washington.
Nature Conservancy - Science
OCTOBER 27, 2016
To what extent are the world’s rivers protected? In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set a 17 percent target for the protection of ‘inland waters,’ including rivers. Concentration, Confrontation, Collaboration: The Future of River Conservation and Sustainable Hydropower. Now, using a high-resolution dataset of the world’s rivers called HydroSHEDS, we can finally begin to assess protection levels for these systems virtually anywhere on Earth.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
On Sunday, September 15, a fleet of traditional and modern Mesopotamian boats will sail down the Tigris River on an historic voyage of celebration and learning. It’s the Tigris River Flotilla. Environmental clean-up events and community-based art projects are scheduled in Hasankeyf, Turkey, and Feys Khabor and Baghdad, Iraq, to raise awareness about looming threats to the river. All images from the Tigris River Flotilla blog.
Cool Green Science
AUGUST 26, 2015
The recent release of three million gallons of mining wastewater into the headwaters of Colorado’s Animas River shocked people across the U.S. The wastewater plume spread from the Animas River in Colorado into the San Juan River in New Mexico and Utah, affecting more than 100 river miles and resulting in a five-day shutdown in irrigation and drinking water withdrawals. This reach of the river has been toxic for a long time.
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 16, 2018
In preparation for the removal of the Columbia Dam and restoration of the river, the Aquanauts and The Nature Conservancy team up for a citizen science monitoring project. Citizen Science Forests Human Well-Being Restoration Rivers Try This Urban Conservation Water Water Quality
Cool Green Science
JUNE 30, 2017
He had the scientific vision to carve out new paths and the leadership and personality to draw in the energy of hundreds of collaborators, partners and colleagues, ultimately changing the topography of river science and management—and the topography of The Nature Conservancy. Here I’d like to recognize Brian and his contributions to the Conservancy and to river science. Brian Richter along the Colorado River.
Green Prophet
JULY 3, 2016
She’s causing rivers to dry every time she rips off her headscarf. Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai-Nejad, an arch conservative prayer leader in the city of Isfahan announced that Iranian women who continue to wear immodest clothing are causing the nation’s rivers to run dry. They have brought me pictures that shows women by the side of the dry Zayanderud river, ” the cleric said. These actions will ensure the upper stream of the river will become dry too.
Cool Green Science
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Reuter is director of The Nature Conservancy’s Great Rivers Partnership and North America Freshwater Program. The wild, brown, churning Yangtze River I knew in 2005 is gone. The Yangtze ranks among the largest and most powerful rivers in the world. At Yibin, where she forms at the confluence of the Jinsha and Min rivers, the Yangtze moves an average annual flow 10 times that of the Colorado River. (A Large rivers are more resilient than that. Michael A.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
Our favorite peace-water NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East have just held a conference in Israel last week and there had faith leaders sign the “Covenant for the Jordan River” to save the Jordan River. After years of on the ground peace-building the NGO has gone the way of faith and has managed to get faith leaders: Jewish, Muslim and Christian from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to sign up to save the great River Jordan.
Nature Conservancy - Science
AUGUST 16, 2013
A Caterpillar demolition machine tears down the Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River, Maine. For millennia, Atlantic salmon made an annual appearance in Maine’s Penobscot River , swimming into its mouth from the ocean, surging as a crowd up its main-stem, and then scattering throughout its thickly forested basin to spawn in the cold gravels of its rivers and streams. And with a shuffling, halting gait they work their way out into the river.
Green Prophet
JULY 9, 2013
Researchers from Al-Azhar University, Boston University and the University of North Carolina have discovered an ancient river that may be revived, in theory, to irrigate Egypt’s farm lands. Before Egypt became swept up in what one of my friends dubbed a “coupvelution,” ousted President Morsi got testy with Ethiopian government representatives over Nile River water rights – the sole source of water for Africa’s burgeoning population.
Cool Green Science
AUGUST 16, 2013
Dams have seriously impacted the health of over 60 percent of the world’s major rivers, blocking migratory fish, degrading water quality and altering natural flow patterns that support aquatic life. Where can we put dams that make the most sense, and where should we keep rivers free flowing? The results are still early, but we are starting to see positive impacts on the health of the river and of depleted fish populations.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 28, 2015
The initial primary focus of the work within EDF will be on financing options around ongoing restoration and protection needs within the Mississippi River Delta (filling a significant gap in our work in the Delta) and then assessing ideas for broader applicability or utility to other coastal locations in the United States. The Mississippi River Delta is the site of the largest adaptation effort underway in the country today.
Nature Conservancy - Science
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Coral bleaching dominates headlines about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but perhaps the most dangerous threat lurks on land, far away from the reef itself. From the Field Asia Pacific Conservation Science Coral Reefs Forests TNC Science
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 2, 2014
Britain’s urban rivers are at their cleanest for over two decades, according to scientists from Cardiff University The 21-year study of over 2,300 rivers measured the presence of clean-river invertebrates – a yardstick for river health – which during the days of heavy industry and poor sewage treatment had declined considerably, but now appear to be making a comeback. green living Rivers
Cool Green Science
OCTOBER 3, 2016
They call them “river wolves.” This summer, the Nature Conservancy lead a community-focused taimen education campaign in northern Mongolia’s Delgermoron-Shishhed River Basin. The Delgermoron-Shishhed River Basin is incredibly beautiful and pristine habitat. The area is home to the headwaters of several important rivers and Lake Khovsgol, a 2 million-year-old lake — one of 17 ancient lakes worldwide — that holds 70 percent of Mongolia’s freshwater.
AGreenLiving
JUNE 19, 2020
But Amazon river dolphins are teetering on the brink of extinction as a five-year fishing moratorium has just expired, leaving them vulnerable to poachers. These playful mammals , which are sometimes pink, used to be abundant in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. The Amazon river dolphin is the world’s largest freshwater dolphin, growing to about 8 feet in length. Similar creatures live in other rivers of South America and Asia, but they all face threats from humans.
AGreenLiving
JULY 2, 2021
A proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction. It currently serves thousands of vehicles each day, connecting five cities adjacent to the river. Quad Cities is a 380,000-person metropolitan area that spans over the states of Iowa and Illinois on either side of the Mississippi River. Pregracke is recognized for his efforts in conserving the Mississippi River.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The chemicals are poisoning English rivers and killing bugs they were never meant to encounter, according to a new University of Sussex study. Our rivers are routinely and chronically contaminated with both of these chemicals.” Dogs that swim in rivers could also be responsible.
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 8, 2014
A river’s form and function are profoundly woven together. Rivers and streams have seen widespread habitat and species loss, prompting extensive restoration efforts. The recent news of a “ pulse flow ” in the Lower Colorado River has highlighted a steadily growing trend in freshwater conservation along “working” rivers – restoring elements of natural flow regimes. Flow Experiments” to Guide River Management.
Green Prophet
MAY 10, 2015
Mayors from 114 North American cities entered into an agreement to rehabilitate an endangered river halfway across the world. Launched at the recent Water After Borders (WAB) summit in Chicago, the partnership brings expertise in transboundary water system management to the Jordan River , a waterbody long embroiled in regional politics. The Jordan River Valley, a major freshwater source in a critically parched region, is under serious threat caused by decades of abuse.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
New scientific findings reveal that Cuba’s rivers are in better health than the Mississippi River. The work was part of a study on Cuba’s hydrology, focusing on the water quality of the island’s rivers. Despite centuries of cattle and sugarcane farming, research results reveal there hasn’t been much damage to Cuba’s rivers thanks to the country’s other sustainable agriculture methods. Original post: Sustainable agriculture cleans up rivers in Cuba.
Green Prophet
MAY 21, 2012
For hundreds of years, Saudi’s Wadi Hanifah River carved out a scenic valley extending from sand dunes and agricultural land pocked with date plantations into the heart of Riyadh before it seeped underground. But the city’s expansion into a thumping metropolis of 7 million people brought the 4500 sq km catchment area close to extinction as sewage and construction waste was dumped in the river. First it was necessary to clean up the river waste, which involved removing 1.5
Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
A recent article by the Economist offers a richly complex review of the conflicts roiling the waters of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. Several dozen hydropower dams are under construction or planned in the basin, including 11 for the main-stem of the river, threatening the largest and most important freshwater fish harvest in the world. But we shouldn’t solve the climate crisis on the backs of unique and productive rivers around the world.
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