Only 3% of the earth’s water is freshwater; about two-thirds of it is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps and we have long over-stretched this precious resource.
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GROW GREEN: new partnership to demonstrate benefits of nature-based solutions in cities
26.06.2017Innovation will be the focus of GROW GREEN, which stands for "Green Cities for Climate and Water Resilience, Sustainable Economic Growth, Healthy Citizens and Environments." This new five-year demonstration project aims to achieve climate and water...
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New video: learning and dialogue, key steps to building water cooperation across borders
08.06.2017The IUCN BRIDGE projects works towards building river dialogue and governance in transboundary basins. Globally, over 276 lake and river basins stretch across multiple nations, accounting for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. Good...
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Tanguar Haor: A wetland in the hands of the people
30.05.2017After almost a century of exclusive ownership by wealthy elites, Tanguar Haor is finally back in the hands of the people who rely on it. A 10-year initiative of the government of Bangladesh, supported by IUCN and the Swiss Agency for Development and...
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Business for sustainable landscapes : an action agenda for sustainable development
Borges, Maria Ana, Bos, Gerard, Brasser, Andre, Gross, Lee, Scherr, Sara J., Shames, Seth
Language: En
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