Inland Waters Biodiversity
Inland water ecosystems are often extensively modified by humans, more so than marine or terrestrial systems, and are amongst the most threatened ecosystem types of all. Physical alteration, habitat loss and degradation, water withdrawal, overexploitation, pollution and the introduction of invasive alien species are the main threats to these ecosystems and their associated biological resources. More »
What's New
6 January 2010Small Indigenous Species of Indian Freshwater Fish: Their Role in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security, and Conservation of Biodiversity: workshop organized by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 23-25 February 2010. More » |
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20 March 2009Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2009. More » |
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30 January 2009Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 02 February 2009. More » |
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