WWF
WWF’s Freshwater Practice is made up of over 400 people working on freshwater issues in 50+ countries. Collectively the Practice works to deliver the two outcomes:
Healthy Habitats & Species: By 2030, protection of freshwater habitats has doubled and good management and restoration of freshwater habitats has stabilised freshwater species populations.
Clean Flowing Rivers: By 2030, the river flows and quality of the most important ecosystems are maintained or restored.
Our Goal is to ensure that Freshwater ecosystems and their services sustain people and nature. Achieving this goal depends on global cooperation on all fronts and will be measured by a reversal in the declining Freshwater component of the Living Planet Index (LPI), together with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) of ‘Water for All’.
Implementing nature based solutions through the Living European Initiative
World Wildlife Fund freshwater initiatives brief UN-Water With a new global strategy and range of innovative initiatives, World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) work on freshwater is undergoing a paradigm shift. With focus on big wins – on securing systemic and landscape level change, WWF’s are integrating the … Read more
World Wildlife Fund report on free flowing rivers UN-Water A recently launched report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates how the renewable energy revolution can help adress the world’s climate and energy challenge without affecting rivers and the diverse benefits … Read more
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019 UN-Water The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be held 9 – 18 July 2019, and convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. During this time, many water and sanitation events will be held. Thursday 1 … Read more
Valuing Rivers: How the diverse benefits of rivers underpin economies UN-Water World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) launch new flagship report on urgent need for decision makers from public and private sector to understand and value the diverse benefits for rivers, including freshwater fisheries, stable … Read more
Preserving wetlands in Algeria UN-Water Each year farmers in Benazzouz, in the heart of an Algerian wetland, would typically mark out a plot of land to cultivate, clear the land and pump water to irrigate the crops. Once the harvest season had passed, they would choose another plot of land. Such pra … Read more
