Scientific literature

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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Do environmental conservation programs contribute to sustainable livelihoods? Evidence from China’s grain-for-green program in northern Shaanxi province 2020 Dang, X. Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
South American River Dolphin Initiative Strategy 2020-2030 2020 WWF-Brazil Report, NGO Conservation Action Plan
Impact of endangered Gangetic dolphins due to construction of waterways on the river Ganga, India: an overview 2020 Aggarwal, D. Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
The piracatinga (Calophysus macropterus) fishery and its impact on river dolphin conservation: an update 2020 Trujillo, F; Conference proceedings Fisheries management
A multidecadal Bayesian trend analysis of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations off California relative to past fishery bycatch. 2020 Forney, K. A. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Financial solutions for improving water quality in Turkeys Buyuk Menderes river basin 2020 Atak, E Conference proceedings Water management
River Conservation by an indigenous community 2020 Allison E. H. Peer-reviewed journal article Community management
Freshwater fisheries conservation can increase biodiversity. 2020 Botorac D. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Trends in global aquaculture and aquafeed production: 2000–2017. 2020 Tacon, A. G. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Mercury exposure through fish consumption in traditional communities in the Brazilian Northern amazon 2020 Hacon, S. D. S. Peer-reviewed journal article
Assessing the impact of large barrages on habitat of the Ganga river dolphin. 2020 Sonkar, G. K. Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
Plan de Acción para la Conservación del Bufeo (Inia boliviensis) 2020-2025 2020 Ministterio de Medio Ambiente y Agua Conservation Plan Conservation Action Plan
Electrofishing as a potential threat to freshwater cetaceans 2019 Thomas, P. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Monitoring and assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface water and sediment of the Old Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh. 2019 Bhuyan, M.S Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Platanista gangetica, South Asian River Dolphin 2019 Braulik, G. Peer-reviewed journal article Regional/ International collaboration
Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environemental governance of global sand resources 2019 UNEP Report, NGO Water management
Platanista gangetica. Amended version 2019 Braulik, G. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Development of Conservation Action Plan for Ganges River Dolphin, Part II 2019 Qureshi, Q. Report, Government Conservation Action Plan
Bycatch ingillnet fisheries threatens CriticallyEndangeredsmall cetaceansand other aquaticmegafauna 2019 Brownell Jr. R.L. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
The endangered Ganges river dolphins in Nepal: small and declining population. 2019 Paudel, S. Conference proceedings Conservation Action Plan