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Pan African freshwater biodiversity assessment





In January 2005 we received funding from the European Commission to initiate a five-year project to assess the status of freshwater biodiversity throughout Africa and to demonstrate the application of these data in environment / development planning at four demonstration sites. Click here to read more about this project.


 
Regional freshwater biodiversity assessments



The Freshwater Biodiversity Unit is conducting regional assessments of the status and distribution of a number of priority groups of freshwater taxa. The following assessments have been completed:

 

 

Important sites for freshwater biodiversity



This project aims to provide a methodology, using species-based criteria, to identify those areas supporting important freshwater biodiversity. Click here to read more about this project.

 

Integrated assessments for wetland conservation


The project is developing a toolkit of methodologies to assess the value of wetland biodiversity to livelihoods, particularly of the poorest, and to find ways to clearly present this information to decision-makers. Click here to read more about this project.