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Why are rivers so important? How can we protect them? - WWF-UK

Rivers are absolutely vital: for fresh drinking water, for people's livelihoods and for nature. Unfortunately, they're still threatened. We must commit to ...

Four reasons to protect rivers - UNEP

Rivers support biodiversity ... Infrastructure on rivers adversely affects aquatic life. For example, it can prevent some species of fish, such as ...

3 ways you can protect rivers—and the communities and wildlife that ...

Rivers provide immense benefits and services to people, communities, and the planet—from drinking water to crop irrigation. Unfortunately, invaluable river ...

River Habitat | NOAA Fisheries

Flood protection—when waters rise, floodplains can absorb large amounts of water. This provides natural flood control for coastal communities, ...

Why Rivers Matter - Rivers are Life

Why River Ecosystems Are So Important ... We all depend on freshwater for life. Rivers carry our planet's freshwater supply across the land, making it accessible ...

River Conservation for a Healthier Planet - TABarron.com

It's in these quiet moments I'm struck by the vital role rivers play in keeping our ecosystems healthy. Growing up surrounded by Colorado's ...

3 Reasons That Make Rivers Important - SHOAL conservation

From vast fast-flowing waterways to shallow wetland deltas, rivers provide important ecological, economic and cultural value. Throughout history ...

Why Do We Need Wild Rivers? - - American Rivers

A river isn't only important to the animals who live in it, or the people who boat on it. Its value reaches to everyone. Even if you've never felt the ...

We Save Water & Protect Rivers - Western Resource Advocates

These critical waterways are protected to support ecosystems, local communities, and world-class recreation. Water is conserved and key river reaches are ...

9 Ways You Can Help Save the Rivers | Mad River

The root systems of plants cling to the surrounding soil and create stability. reducing the amount of dirt that runs into rivers and gums up the works. Trees ...

Our lakes and rivers are vital for people and wildlife - WWF-UK

Rivers also act as transport routes and they provide fish that feed tens of millions of people. Wetlands and lakes provide important flood protection… In other ...

8 Benefits of Healthy, Free-Flowing Rivers | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Free-flowing waterways within unaltered, connected river systems shuttle sediment to flood plains, providing critical habitats and food for ...

Why Rivers Matter and How We Can Protect Them - YouTube

Rivers play many roles in our lives, as a source for drinking water, a place to play and a critical habitat for a huge variety of aquatic ...

What Can A River Do For You, Your Community, And Your Planet?

Even in times of flooding, these rivers simply rise and spread out on to their natural, undeveloped floodplains leaving behind nutrient-rich, fine sediment that ...

Four reasons to protect rivers - ThinkLandscape

While rivers make up a tiny fraction (0.49 per cent) of surface fresh water, they play a large role in their support of life on Earth and human development. Of ...

Removing Barriers to Reconnect Rivers - The Nature Conservancy

River systems altered by dams and other barriers have led to 40% of America's fish species being listed as imperiled and many commercial ...

I Didn't Know That!: Keeping Rivers Wild - National Park Service

Rivers also prevent floods! (What?!) Rainwater and snowmelt need a place to go. While it may seem counterintuitive, rivers provide a perfect ...

Taking action to protect rivers - Thames21

It aims to raise awareness about destructive water development projects, reclaim the health of watersheds, and demand the equitable and ...

Protecting Wild Rivers - - American Rivers

Reduce the impacts of floods; Preserve some of the most important ecosystems on the planet; Enable native plants and animals to thrive; Preserve the cultures of ...

Why Rivers? - Rivers are Life

Ecological Importance. Join us as we explore river ecosystems and the wildlife in rivers. · Ecosystems. Biodiversity ; Economic Importance. Dive in with us to ...