Aquatic connectivity

Ensuring the free flow of water, sediments, and life across the basin is essential for maintaining the Amazon’s role as a global climate regulator.

Aquatic Ecosystem Connectivity in the Amazon is Essential to Ensure Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience

Conservando la Cuenca Amazónica Aguas Amazonicas
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The Western Amazon, Key for the Amazon Basin

Conservando la Cuenca Amazónica Aguas Amazonicas
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Conservation Targets for Freshwaters Ecosystems in the Amazon

1 Biocultural watersheds of the Western Amazon are conserved and connected.

A baseline for assessing the ecological integrity of Western Amazon rivers (Anderson E., et al, 2025)

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A fluvial landscape: the
Andes -Amazon-Atlantic
connection
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2 Floodplains remain functional.

 Biotic indicators for Ecologycal State Change inAmazonian Floodplains (Correa et al, 2022)

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The Flooded
Forest: water and
life in the Amazon
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3 Fish populations and commercial fisheries are sustained over time.

Proactively averting the collapse of Amazon fisheries based on three migratory flagship species (Prestes et al, 2025)

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Migratory Fish
Jewels of Nature
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Aquatic ecosystem connectivity is central to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the Amazon.