Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds

🆕Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes, courtesy of colleagues in @worldwildlife.org, showing the scale, urgency, and opportunity for coordinated international action under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). www.worldwildlife.org/publications...

🆕 A global review of global science on the societal impacts of #river & #wetland restoration. Studies from 6 continents show that restoration delivers major gains for #water security, flood risk, food security, climate mitigation, cultural values & biodiversity. wwf.panda.org/discover/our...

🆕 A global review of global science on the societal impacts of #river & #wetland restoration. Studies from 6 continents show that restoration delivers major gains for #water security, flood risk, food security, climate mitigation, cultural values & biodiversity. wwf.panda.org/discover/our...

"This is a hugely consequential moment. The planet’s future hangs in the balance." Calling PhD qualified experts in Earth systems, climate, natural & social sciences to sign the Dartington Declaration: lnkd.in/ebFzEBmN

In microsite "Rivers of Food" we show that approximately one-third of world's food supply is supported by rivers rivers-of-food.panda.org

Worth following this from @jjopperman.bsky.social. #WaterYear was thought-provoking and evocative, with a rather beautiful denouement.

(1/n) 🆕: Addressing the policy & business drivers of global freshwater biodiversity loss. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.... Or (to provoke a debate), is restoration of #rivers, #lakes & #wetlands a sufficient response to the global collapse in freshwater biodiversity? A 🧵...

Can the Mekong, the World’s Most Productive River, Endure Relentless Strain? Not indefinitely. The river's story is a cascade of thresholds already crossed. www.circleofblue.org/2025/water-c...

💧 Our #rivers are polluted, overheated, & stripped of their natural features We’re calling on the government to make #SpaceForWater and support a network of nature-rich river corridors across England ✍️ Sign the petition to help restore our rivers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

A useful and enjoyable series of blogs by @jdtonkin.bsky.social. Kudos. 👏

"... measures to reduce the impact of extreme swings in the water cycle include improving water storage & encouraging changes to farming techniques." The most important measure of all would be to get popular acceptance for better water allocation & management. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well done @freshwaterbio.bsky.social and others on this. A nice piece of activist science! 👏

(1/n) 🆕: Addressing the policy & business drivers of global freshwater biodiversity loss. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.... Or (to provoke a debate), is restoration of #rivers, #lakes & #wetlands a sufficient response to the global collapse in freshwater biodiversity? A 🧵...

EXCLUSIVE: England’s farms are being fertilised with a cocktail of toxic landfill juice + sewage sludge. 750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🐟 Søren Skarby’s "Scaled Up" project: The stunning, ultra-detailed world of fish: buff.ly/6mVQrTr Find out more about freshwater 👇 buff.ly/MkPOoIN

🐌 Africa’s freshwater ecosystems depend on little creatures like insects and snails: study maps overlooked species: buff.ly/btqzPAg 🏞️ Some rivers have rights, but author Robert Macfarlane argues they’re also alive: buff.ly/ri198Um

ICYMI: a round-up of recent freshwater news from around the world 🌍 Africa’s freshwater fish face a crisis — but solutions are within reach: buff.ly/e2sIOWZ 🌊 Wetlands at risk, but new report offers road map for recovery: buff.ly/1URK9gF

"But more than that – it gets people to visit these weirs. They notice the water. They count the eels. They start to care.” #Eels, #Freshwater, #Rivers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Want to safeguard populations of flagship #Amazon species such as #jaguars and #RiverDolphins? Turns out that key corridors comprising 17% of the total Amazon basin are the critical places to focus. www.worldwildlife.org/stories/prot...

Want to safeguard populations of flagship #Amazon species such as #jaguars and #RiverDolphins? Turns out that key corridors comprising 17% of the total Amazon basin are the critical places to focus. www.worldwildlife.org/stories/prot...

“It’s time we stopped treating freshwater fishes as an afterthought… We must act now before the rivers dry out.” news-decoder.com/finally-a-fo...

🐟 Out now: WWF’s new Africa’s Forgotten Fishes report sounds the alarm for Africa’s freshwater fishes and their ecosystems. ❌ 26% of assessed freshwater fish species on the continent are threatened with extinction, and the true number may be even higher. 📘 Read the report: africa.panda.org

📢 We're hiring! Roles at SHOAL don't come up that often, and when they do, we know they're exciting: are you our new Data Officer? Learn more and apply here 👉 shoalconservation.org/careers/

Could this be the biggest river restoration initiative in the world? interestingengineering.com/culture/300-... @jjopperman.bsky.social

One for you @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social

$1500 to save a species? A bargain.

A poll of 30,000 people in 31 countries found that the public places very high value on water and prioritizes protecting water quality, lakes and rivers - and their priority actions are somewhat different than what companies generally focus on... www.forbes.com/sites/jeffop...

As consumption of antibiotics has risen around the world, so has antibiotic pollution of rivers. A model identifies the rivers most likely affected and the drugs most likely to be found in the water. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Love this new work by Sarah Freed, @micgylo.bsky.social et al. A forensic look at how #agroecology principles & frameworks address #water & aquatic #biodiversity. [TL;DR: There's much room for improvement.] www.nature.com/articles/s43... Scratches an itch that has bothered me for a while. Kudos.

Concerned about nature & the environment? Want to know how to encourage faster action to tackle the causes of environmental destruction? The best thing to do might be simply to talk about it - to friends, family, colleagues. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking for high quality free videos?🎥 Introducing: Open Planet! 🧪🌍 A rich free-to-use video library to help storytellers create impactful content for our planet. Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿 openplanet.org #ForNature

📢 WEBINAR 📢 Join our free #NewSpecies webinar on Thursday 3rd April at 5pm BST! We'll be chatting with four expert voices from the world of #freshwater, all researchers involved in the discoveries and descriptions of #NewSpecies2024 Register here👇 buff.ly/oFyNC0P

New review paper out on fluvial flood reduction 🌊 from nature-based solutions (NBS) 🏞 🌳led by Marina Howarth w/ Alfonso Mejía & @drericasmithwick.bsky.social #flooding #ecosystemservices #naturebasedsolutions wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Hold your noses and check out the Watershed Pollution Map to see where untreated poop was dumped into rivers, lakes and seas near you, for a record 3.61 million hours last year... watershedinvestigations.com/home/find-ou...

💌 Our next monthly newsletter will be landing in your email inboxes soon! Sign up now to stay in the loop with our work, the latest updates in #freshwater conservation and more 🐟 #JoinTheShoal: buff.ly/yh7ICxa

Do you work on lakes globally? Check out what is, to my mind, the most complete global database of lakes (~6M) and associated attributes, newly published in WRR. Also the basis for SWOT lake data. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌊 Take a moment this International #DayofAction2025 for Rivers to celebrate the lifelines of our planet Head to our website to learn more about the challenges faced by our rivers and the species that call them home 👇 buff.ly/HPIoUHD #OurRiversOurFuture #RightsofRivers #DoA2025

The latest water quality assessments for Welsh rivers have been published by Natural Resources Wales. Sadly, they indicate the extent to which targets for 2027 will be missed. Overall, there has been no change in the % of waterbodies achieving good status since 2021 (40%). 1/5

Calling river-lovers everywhere: today the River Rescue Kit is released by River Action. It's a properly brilliant resource: * training on water testing * legal rights * campaigning advice * fundraising guides * much more Get stuck in; turn passion into action. Pass it on! kit.riveractionuk.com

Hi #fishsky - calling all fans of the fish Lota lota or #burbot. What common names do you know for this species (in any language) and why is it called that? I have heard some very funny common names in US English and German for the species and would LOVE to know some more! #fishtaxonomy

It's 20 years since Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize. Who was this woman who almost didn't go to school at all, who planted 30 million trees and who made a president so afraid of her he had her arrested, and attacked? Read about her here: #IWM manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/03...

The new issue of our FRESHWATER NEWS provides compact information on the decline of #species, ideal amphibian #ponds, 'messy' nurseries for river #fish, Europe's water resilience strategy and much more. Voices and results from the latest #freshwater #research 👇 sh1.sendinblue.com/ajy1jz5jlxpf...

This is a very good explainer of why sediment is a big problem for #dams. @jjopperman.bsky.social @wwf-water.bsky.social

It's #WorldWildlifeDay so a good moment to remind everyone that there are rather a lot of wild plants & animals living in, on & next to #rivers, #lakes & #wetlands. And all that #freshwater wildlife is also good for people: wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Sign a petition urging the government not to drop the proposed and much-needed Chalk Stream Recovery Strategy: buff.ly/4iiak1L

🚨 NEW SPECIES 2024 🚨 This #WorldWildlifeDay we release our annual New Species report, detailing the incredible 260 species of freshwater fish identified in 2024. Read the report here 👇 buff.ly/yfTuvlq

🎉 Positive River News! As February comes to a close, let's send it off with some uplifting stories. We have the return of wild beavers, stunning river-inspired art, and a community transforming a tough situation into a story of hope. 🧵

An excellent idea, this, providing there is a clear plan for using the results to influence official government policy. www.theguardian.com/business/202...