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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Mapping Myanmar’s Free-flowing rivers – Assessment of current and future impacts of dam-infrastructure development on river connectivity 2020 Bonzi, C. Report, NGO Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
Ex situ options for cetacean conservation: December 2018 workshop, Nuremberg, Germany 2020 Taylor, B.L Conference proceedings Species knowledge and understanding
Concerted Action for the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) 2020 CMS Conservation Plan Regional/ International collaboration
Passive acoustic monitoring of the distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar 2020 Wang Z. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Freshwater small cetaceans in Asia – current situation and role of a potential IWC Conservation Management Plan 2020 Khan U. Conference proceedings Conservation Action Plan
Bolivian river dolphin site preference in the middle-section of Mamoré River, upper Madeira river basin, Bolivia 2020 Aliaga- Rossel, E. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Factors affecting the persistence of endangered Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) 2020 Paudel S. Peer-reviewed journal article Multiple conservation measures
Four decades of research on distribution and abundance of the Bolivian river dolphin Inia geoffrensis boliviensis 2020 Aliaga-Rossel E. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring, Species knowledge and understanding
Seasonal flow dynamics exacerbate overlap between artisanal fisheries and imperiled Ganges River dolphins 2020 Paudel S. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Bridging the gap between researchers, conservation planners, and decision makers to improve species conservation decision-making 2020 Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de B. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Translocation of trapped Bolivian river dolphins (Inia boliviensis) 2020 Aliaga-Rossel, E. Peer-reviewed journal article Safe rescue
CMP Nomination of a Conservation Management Plan for Amazon, Orinoco and Tocantins-Araguaia river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis, Inia boliviensis, Inia araguaiaensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) 2020 IWC Conservation Plan Regional/ International collaboration
Amazonian river dolphin density estimates in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve 2017-2019 2020 Marmontel, M. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Radio tracking of the Yangtze finless porpoise 2020 Würsig, B. Popular article Research and monitoring
A DPSIR Assessment on Ecosystem Services Challenges in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Coping with the Impacts of Sand Mining 2020 Sekar, N.A. Peer-reviewed journal article
In-stream habitat availability for river dolphins in response to flow: use of ecological integrity to manage river flows 2020 Paudel, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
Passive acoustic monitoring of the distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar. 2020 Wang, Z. T. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Ecological responses to flow variation inform river dolphin conservation 2020 Paudel, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
Bankable Nature Solutions Blueprints for Bankable Nature Solutions from across the globe to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to help our living planet thrive 2020 WWF Report, NGO Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
Mercury exposure through fish consumption in traditional communities in the Brazilian Northern Amazon. 2020 De Sousa Hacon, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring