Freshwater ecosystems and their species also absorb about 7% of the carbon humans add annually to the atmosphere. “Although small in area, these freshwater aquatic systems can affect regional ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years — since 1970 — 35% of the world’s wetlands have been lost. Human ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction ... In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also faces threats from ...