ScienceWorld Lake Day: Healthy lakes need healthy ecosystems
World Lake Day on August 27 highlights lakes’ importance to freshwater, biodiversity and livelihoods. Examples from China show how water replenishment, pollution controls, artificial wetlands, fishing bans and fish passages can aid recovery, while new wetland mapping data supports monitoring. A $10-million project in Africa aims to restore Lake Chad’s ecological and economic functions.
World Lake Day: Healthy lakes need healthy ecosystems
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