The implementation of environmental flow regimes offers a promising means to protect and
restore riverine, wetland and estuarine ecosystems, their critical environmental services and …

River health is sustained by time‐based variation in their flows, and the maintenance of
natural flow regime is essential for keeping the rivers healthy. However, the dynamism in …

A decade ago, scientists and practitioners working in environmental water management
crystallized the progress and direction of environmental flows science, practice, and policy in …

The natural flow regime concept has contributed significantly to environmental flows (e‐
flows) science and applications over the last 20 years. Natural flow regimes reflect long …

Developing countries around the world are expanding hydropower to meet growing energy
demand. In the Brazilian Amazon,> 200 dams are planned over the next 30 years, and …

The term “environmental flows” describes the quantities, quality, and patterns of water flows
required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the ecosystem services they …

The science and practice of environmental flows have advanced significantly over the last
several decades. Most environmental flow approaches require quantifying the relationships …

Navigating trade-offs between meeting societal water needs and supporting functioning
ecosystems is integral to river management policy. Emerging frameworks provide the …

Environmental flows assessment science focuses largely on defining how modified flow
regimes (from water infrastructure and direct water abstraction) can be managed to conserve …

Of all ecosystems, freshwaters support the most dynamic and highly concentrated
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …