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dc.titleFreshwater Ecosystem Conservation: Towards a Comprehensive Water Resources Management Strategy
dc.contributor.authorBucher, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.authorFloris, Vinio
dc.contributor.orgunitSustainable Development Department
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-08-01T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1997-12-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractConservation of freshwater biodiversity has been seriously neglected throughout the world, and entire ecosystems are threatened with extinction. Unfortunately, freshwater sustainability issues do not appear to be a primary consideration in the planning and implementation of water use projects, nor in the allocation of use permits. This paper discusses the value and function of Latin American freshwater ecosystems and gives a comprehensive approach to developing a sustainable water resources management policy. Case studies of the network of private nature reserves in Colombia, restoring the Mississippi River wetlands, and the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway project are presented.
dc.format.extent38
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008813
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Freshwater-Ecosystem-Conservation-Towards-a-Comprehensive-Water-Resources-Management-Strategy.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWater Management
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectNatural Resources Management
dc.subject.keywordsCoastal and Marine Resources;Environment;Water Resources
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
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