Despite widespread human impacts on wildlife diversity worldwide, many fish communities on the seafloor have maintained their ...

Worldwide, farming is responsible for more than 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and uses more than 70% of all fresh water taken from rivers, lakes and groundwater. It's the leading driver of ...

According to the World Bank, 60% of global GDP depends on water and freshwater ecosystems. The companies have signed up to the Freshwater Challenge’s newly launched Business Supporter Programme, which ...

Different factors may lead to ghost nets in Brazilian freshwater ecosystems, including entanglement and dislocation by large animals such as Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766) and ...

Abstract Metals and agrochemicals are among the main aquatic contaminants, being able to trigger oxidative stress in exposed organisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the correlation ...

"PFAS contamination in freshwater ecosystems is a growing concern," says Sarah Miller, Legal Assistant at Legal Claim Assistant. "It's important for communities to be aware of the potential risks and ...

At its 9th meeting, the WFEE Nexus Task Force discussed these important questions, focusing on water allocation and flow regulation (balancing water, hydropower, and ecosystems) and on nexus ...

KUNC News reports that President Donald Trump has nominated Ted Cooke, former manager of the Central Arizona Project, to become commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. His appointment will ...

Wetlands are also a critical component of nature’s solution to climate change. They capture and store more atmospheric carbon than any other ecosystem on Earth. Peatlands, though covering only 3% of ...

Natural springs like the Morrison Spring, Florida release freshwater from aquifers to feed rivers and other bodies of water. 120 million Americans rely on these ancient subterranean lakes for ...