strategy
Restoring river ecosystems
Broader:
RestoringRehabilitating damaged ecosystemsRehabilitating degraded aquatic environmentsRehabilitating degraded aquatic environments Narrower:
Integrating wetlands biodiversity conservation into river basin managementIntegrating wetlands biodiversity conservation into river basin management Constrained by:
Damming riversDiverting riversDamaging ecosystemsDischarging into riversDepleting natural habitatsWithdrawing upstream waterForcing displacement of wildlife Facilitated by:
Rehabilitating riversReducing river pollutionEducating in flood and river controlProtecting freshwater wildlife from pollutionIntegrating forestry with wildlife and fisheriesSetting quality criteria for marine and freshwater ecosystemsSetting quality criteria for marine and freshwater ecosystems Problems:
Environmental degradation due to creation of damsEnvironmentally destructive redirection of water flows
Environmentally destructive redirection of water flows
Threatened permanent river habitats
Threatened permanent river habitats
Threatened permanent river habitats
Subjects:
Hydrology → Rivers and lakesGeography → Ecology
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
