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New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems¬--and the species that rely on them --at risk. "Populations of freshwater species have already declined by 84 percent on average since 1970, with degradation of rivers a leading cause of this decline. As a critical food source for hundreds of millions of people, we need to reverse this trend," said Ian Harrison, freshwater specialist at Conservation Inte...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability, finds that only 17% of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems – and the species that rely on them – at risk, WWF notes. “Populations of freshwater species have already declined by 84% on average since 1970, with degradation of rivers a leading cause of this decline. As a critical food source for hundreds of millions of people, we need to reverse this trend” said Ian Harrison, Freshwate...

Akron’s ‘killer fog’ showed how healing nature could contribute to pandemic fight: Jeff Opperman Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Two bicyclists stop at the Ohio Erie Canal Visitor Center Thursday, July 7, 2005 in Valley View, Ohio. Two hundred years ago, the canal zone was a vast construction area breeding malarial mosquitos and harboring cholera and other diseases, home to Akron's "killer fog." Yet it's now a green zone drawing tourists and outdoor enthusiasts -- and a reminder that degraded environments and waterways have public health consequences, writes Jeff Opperman in...