Non-perennial river segments—those that recurrently cease to flow or frequently dry—occur
in all river networks and are globally more abundant than perennial (always flowing) …

Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐
2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and …

Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this
crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. While the reasons …

Environmental flows (e-flows) aim to mitigate the threat of altered hydrological regimes in
river systems and connected waterbodies and are an important component of integrated …

Predicting the impacts of multiple stressors is important for informing ecosystem
management but is impeded by a lack of a general framework for predicting whether …

Truths of the Riverscape refer to the use of geomorphological principles to inform
sustainable approaches to nature-based river management. Across much of the world a …

Floodplain forests offer a diversity of habitats and resources for a very wide range of plant
and animal species. They also offer many benefits to humankind and are considered …

Climate change is threatening water security in water-scarce regions across the world,
challenging water management policy in terms of how best to adapt. Transformative new …

Dams cause significant alteration in natural flow patterns of rivers throughout the world. As a
response, many countries have established environmental flows (e-flows) to reduce …

Freshwater ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global warming because 1) their chief
drivers, water quality and flow regimes, are highly sensitive to atmospheric warming, and 2) …