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17 Nov 2008
Amur-Heilong River Basin
It is strange that the Amur-Heilong River is still unknown to the modern world, being one of the 10 largestrivers on Earth. Even its name conveys mystique and legend from historic times. European world maps use thename Amur, whereas China uses the name Heilongjiang, or “Black Dragon River”, for the same river. » Read more
27 Oct 2008
WWFolio Bolivia Nr. 15
We are delighted to introduce you to our October 2008 news edition. » Read more
22 Jul 2008
Lake Bogoria Policy Brief 1_08
Local communities living along the Waseges River – the main tributary to Lake Bogoria – are dependent on the river for their livelihood. Both upstream and downstream communities depend on the river for agriculture, the main activity for food production. The last few years have seen an increase in irrigated agriculture, in some cases resulting in over-abstraction of river water with water hardly reaching the communities downstream. » Read more
Lake Bogoria Policy Brief 1_08
Local communities living along the Waseges River – the main tributary to Lake Bogoria – are dependent on the river for their livelihood. Both upstream and downstream communities depend on the river for agriculture, the main activity for food production. The last few years have seen an increase in irrigated agriculture, in some cases resulting in over-abstraction of river water with water hardly reaching the communities downstream. » Read more
07 May 2008
Wetlands Management Guide
Four international organizations with a long record of water conservation have partnered to produce a comprehensive reference for water and wetland managers. » Read more
24 Oct 2007
Cleaner, greener cotton: Impacts and better management practices
This report shows how WWF is working to address the key environmental and social issues associated with cotton farming, focusing on making the water-intensive crop sustainable. » Read more
03 Oct 2007
More Rice with Less Water: SRI - System of Rice Intensification
A new WWF report highlights the relationship between rice, food security and water scarcity; and examines the contribution that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) can make to address various challenges. » Read more
09 Sep 2007
WWF Water Scorecard
WWF often measures governments against their word and reports on the state of the environment. This scorecard tallies some of WWF’s successes in stemming the water crisis, and adds to a legacy of water-saving approaches for a living planet. » Read more
29 Aug 2007
Pantanal Programme: Promoting sustainable development
This brochure describes WWF Bolivia’s actions in the Pantanal ecoregion for the 2007-2009 period.
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26 Jun 2007
‘Mountains to the sea’ Implementation Planning Framework for the Convention on Biological Diversity’s thematic and cross-cutting programmes of work
A tool for assisting the Parties in ecosystem-based, integrated implementation of the thematic programmes and cross-cutting issues of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Phase 2 - November 2005) » Read more
‘Mountains to the sea’ Implementation Planning Framework for the Convention on Biological Diversity’s thematic and cross-cutting programmes of work
A tool for assisting the Parties in ecosystem-based, integrated implementation of the thematic programmes and cross-cutting issues of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Phase 2 - November 2005) » Read more
02 May 2007
Allocating scarce water
A WWF primer on water allocation, water rights and water markets, by Tom Le Quesne, Guy Pegram and Constantin Von Der Heyden, WWF-UK.
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Allocating scarce water
A WWF primer on water allocation, water rights and water markets, by Tom Le Quesne, Guy Pegram and Constantin Von Der Heyden, WWF-UK.
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