WCC 2020 Res 008 - Activity Report

Tool developed for completing free-flowing rivers assessments and trainings hosted in Mekong and Nepal

Convened and supported convening of sessions at World Water Week - in 2021 focused on Pathways for protection: Blended solutions to protect and manage rivers and 2022 focused on Designating Swimways for migratory aquatic species. Participation in Durable River Protections Coalition, which is convening numerous groups from around the world to share lessons learned and support implementation of river protection.

Several publications completed for public and general audience to raise the awareness of the values of rivers, including publication of the Brighter Future website (brighterfuture.panda.org) the World’s Forgotten Fishes report (https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/freshwater_practice/the_world_s_forgotten_fishes/) and Rivers of Food website (https://rivers-of-food.panda.org/#intro).

GEF funding secured to support freshwater protection and restoration activities in the Luangwa River Basin, Zambia; Foundation and public funding secured for policy and advocacy activities related to energy and rivers in Nepal (USAID), Zambia (private donor), Mekong (private donor), Peru (private donor)

With other organizations, created an open letter (https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/freshwater_practice/call_for_freshwater_action_cbd_open_letter_/) and other policy brief (https://wwflac.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/un_water_inputs_to_cbd_zero_draft_on_freshwater_biodiversity_linkages_13_feb_2020.pdf) to advocate for inclusion of Freshwater in the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework; and proposal for kilometers of River to be restored under Target 2 (https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/publications/post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework-proposal-target-2-ecosystem-restoration-rivers)

Emergency Recovery Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity (https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/4/330/5732594); Contributed to Swimways publication (https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2550); Analysis of the extent of Dams in Protected Areas (https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12719); Publication on Navigating the Trade-offs between Dams and River Conservation (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-sustainability/article/navigating-tradeoffs-between-dams-and-river-conservation/6ADB5F2FB8C7D5B3B35AEF5F87541F22)