Descriptions of organizations come largely from their own websites. Any group's views and actions in their entirety do not necessarily represent the opinions of Blue Planet Links Foundation. BPL's mission is to promote sustainably healthy ocean and fresh water, and to the best of our knowledge, the listed organizations share this objective.
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Lakes & wetlands
Links to organizations promoting healthy
oceans and fresh waters
Look around: we are deliberately (or thoughtlessly) turning our water sources, shorelines and fish habitats TOXIC. We're ignoring climate change, using water like crazy, thinking short-term.
But some people are fighting back, thinking ahead, spreading the word, and winning battles that can make our children's world will better. Find out more below:
Ducks Unlimited
http://www.ducks.org
Conservation, restoration and management of North American wetlands for the benefit of waterfowl and about 900 other species. Members, mostly outdoors people who hunt, have restored more than 10 million acres of marshland. Ducks Unlimited Canada: http://www.ducks.ca
Ducks Unlimited (Canada)
http://www.ducks.ca
Conservation, restoration and management of North American wetlands for the benefit of waterfowl and about 900 other species. Members, mostly outdoors people who hunt, have restored more than 10 million acres of marshland.
Living Lakes Partnership
http://www.livinglakes.org/
A Global Nature Fund group: promotes voluntary international collaboration to enhance, restore and protect lakes, freshwater and catchment areas, ecologially, economically and socially, through sharing of information, news, technology, sponsorship of conferences. Major partners include lake organizations in Germany, Spain, the U.S., Greece and South Africa.
National Geographic
http://news.nationalgeographic.com
Search WATER for general info on water and water issues around the world. Also http://environment.nationalgeographic.com: Freshwater and Oceans lead you to opportunities to support healthy waters, as well as lots of water-topic news and information.
"My own contribution is
just a drop in the bucket
–but together our drops
make a flood"
A single person can make a difference, but sometimes it takes a group.
More voices, more money, more workers can influence a government to change its policies... can produce materials that will make people think... can galvanize public opinion to stop habitat devastation or prevent water quality degradation.
Some groups have a particular focus: surfers want clean beaches; marine biologists and fishers alike want thriving ocean habitats; canoeists want clear, clean lakes; broad-based environmental groups may concentrate on a specific location.