/channels/taxonomy/term/9620/all en /channels/news/one-four-world%E2%80%99s-big-cities-water-stressed-236912 <p>As more people move to urban areas, cities around the world are experiencing increased water stress and looking for additional water supplies to support their continued grow. Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:59:54 +0000 webfull 103068 at /channels /channels/news/measuring-protection-world%E2%80%99s-rivers-263979 <p>To  what extent are the world’s rivers protected?  </p> <p><span>In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, </span><a href="https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/">set a 17% target</a><span> for the protection of ‘inland waters,’ including rivers. But there was a problem: there was no good way to measure progress toward that target.  </span></p> Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:42:29 +0000 webfull 122928 at /channels