Rivers Network

As the first part of COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity convenes, decision makers must recognise that free-flowing rivers are essential to Indigenous understanding of reality and the preservation of biodiversity

"People of the Ocklawaha...Efforts were recently begun to restore the lakes and headwaters of the Ocklawaha by reestablishing the wetland functions of the former muck farms. The restoration of Lake Apopka, in particular, has received widespread attention and is an excellent example of a successful, large-scale ecological restoration project...."