CA|RDS stands for Conservation Assured | River Dolphin Standards, and is the internationally recognized, comprehensive set of standards that creates a baseline for river dolphin conservation. River dolphins tell you how healthy your river is, and CA|RDS tell you how to better protect them.
CA|RDS provides a platform and tool to measure and achieve effective site-based conservation. It does this by providing global standards for specific conservation objectives, in this case river dolphins and their rivers, which site managers can use to gauge and demonstrate their contribution towards collaborative conservation efforts, through an independent review or auditing process.