La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Nile River Basin
Auteurs :	Matthew McCartney, Auteur ; Lisa-Maria Rebelo, Auteur ; C. Max Finlayson, Auteur ; G. Randy Milton, Auteur ; R. Crawford Prentice, Auteur ; Nick C. Davidson, Auteur
Type de document :	Chapitre
Editeur :	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2018
Format :	1243-1250
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés:	Agriculture ; Biodiversity ; Ecosystem services ; Fisheries ; Hydrology ; Livelihoods
Résumé :	The Nile, the World’s longest river, is well endowed with wetlands, including the Sudd, one of the World’s largest. The wetlands are not only biodiversity hotspots but also vital for the livelihoods and wellbeing of people. In total there are 14 Ramsar Sites in the basin and thousands of smaller, lesser-known wetlands. Many of these wetlands sustain rural communities through the provision of drinking water and by supporting fisheries, livestock and cultivation. There are a number of current threats to the basin wetlands, including inappropriate agricultural practices, overfishing, invasive species, and extraction of minerals and oil. Ambitious plans for hydropower and irrigation development, as well as rapid population increase and climate change, all pose future challenges to the sustainable management of the wetlands.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4001-3_89
contenu dans :	The Wetland Book II: Distribution, Description, and Conservation

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