Freshwater

  • Mar022021

    When migratory catfishes go up the river

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    The Amazon Basin is home to more than 2000 fish species, each with unique characteristics. Among them are the “Goliath”…

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  • Feb122021

    Challenges in the management of Brazilian wetlands: Negro and Juruá Rivers

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    Wetlands are flooded land areas. In the rainy seasons, water is usually plentiful there, but its level decreases when drought…

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  • Feb122021

    Freshwater: a vital resource to be understood, valued, and protected

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    Although Latin America has 31% of the planet’s freshwater sources, by 2050 it will be one of the most affected…

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  • Feb112021

    Traditional and scientific knowledge for the environmental management of the Amazon Basin

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    About 400 indigenous peoples live in the Amazon, which is why it is said that this is an indigenous territory…

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  • Sep092020

    WCS’s Dr. Michael Goulding Will Be Awarded Today the Prestigious 2020 Parker/Gentry Award For Conservation Contributions

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    Said Cristián Samper, President and CEO of WCS, who will be speaking at the virtual event: “At WCS, we are…

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  • May072019

    Three Methods to Learn about Fish Migrations in the Amazon

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    The Amazon River, from its headwaters in the Andes to its mouth in the Atlantic, runs at least 5,000 kilometers.…

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  • Feb142019

    The Complex History of Amazonian Water

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    The Amazon may seem homogeneous at first glance. Yet it only takes a little bit of time in this lush…

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  • Nov152018

    The Hidrovía Amazónica: Who Wins and Who Pays?

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    The hidrovía amazónica, or Amazon waterway project, proposes to dredge in thirteen malos pasos, or difficult spots where it is…

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  • May302018

    Urgent action for conservation of the dorado in the Madera Basin

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    Product of several authors in a workshop after the First Bolivian Ichthyology Congress held in Cochabamba: Policy Brief

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  • Feb272018

    For Many Fish, Forest is Just as Necessary as Water

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    Scientists (Arantes et al., 2018; Castello et al., 2017) recently used spatial data, fisheries data, and field surveys to elucidate…

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