Keep rivers flowing free, group urges

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Freshwater protection Keep Rivers Flowing Free, Group Urges A group of international experts from leading conservation organisations have advocated urgent action and approaches to water management to combat the alarming decline of freshwater species and correct mistakes of the past. The Skukuza Statement: Keeping Our Rivers, Lakes & Freshwater Wetlands Alive – a Call for Action, states that the diversity of freshwa­ ter species is declining more rapidly than those in terrestrial or marine environments. The Skukuza Freshwater Group is made up of freshwater biolo­ gists and other experts from South African National Parks (SANParks), CSIR, the Nature Conservancy, WWF , and various independent academics from Australia, the US and South Africa. It is named after a sym­ posium held in October 2006 in Skukuza, in the Kruger National Park, to discuss the potential for improved protection of fresh­ water ecosystems (See, Helping Rivers Fight for their Lives, Water Wheel January/February 2007).

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