Scientific literature

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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Guidelines for using a Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas. Version 1.0 2019 KBA Standards and Appeals Committee Manual Protected Areas
Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand 2019 UNEP Report, Government
Density, abundance and group size of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in central Amazonia, Brazil 2019 Pavanato, H. J. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Conservation Action Plan for Ganges River Dolphin and Irrawaddy Dolphin of Bangladesh – Final Report 2019 Aziz, M. A. Conservation Plan Conservation Action Plan
Teaching Tools about Freshwater Dolphins 2019 WWF Brochure Species knowledge and understanding
Amazon River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Ganges River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Quality unknown: the invisible water crisis 2019 World Bank Popular article
Indus River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Fishing for the facts: river dolphin bycatch in a small-scale freshwater fishery in Bangladesh. 2019 Dewhurst-Richman Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Irrawaddy River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
South Asian River Dolphin Task Team Workshop Report Kuala Lumpur, July 2019 2019 International Whaling Commission Workshop report Multiple conservation measures
Meet the River Dolphins of the World 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Tucuxi River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Yangtze finless porpoise 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Secrets of the Amazon River Dolphin 2019 WWF Popular article Species knowledge and understanding
Mercury contamination in water and sediments and the associated health risk: a case study of artisanal gold-mining. 2019 Riaz, A. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Trace elements accumulation in the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaorientalis asiaorientalis) – A threat to the endangered freshwater cetacean. 2019 Xiong, X. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Governance of the Ganges River Basin: A comparative analysis of water agreements and the UN Watercourses Convention. 2019 Siddique, S. Report, NGO Regional/ International collaboration
River dolphins at Risk 2019 WWF Brochure Fisheries management