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Brian Ickes with Yangtze River partners GRP Fellow Brian Ickes, shown here in the Yangtze River basin with Chinese partners, is helping develop the methods and protocols needed to monitor and assess fish communities in the Yangtze River basin. © Xiaoming Sun/TNC
Historic Moment for Fish Conservation in China

GRP Fellow travels half a world away to help Chinese scientists save Asian carp in Yangtze River. Learn About a Historic Moment for Fish Conservation

Eileen Bader and mussel expert Ellet Hoke 215x143The Conservancy's Eileen Bader and mussel expert Ellet Hoke survey for mussels in Iowa's Boone River. © Kristen Blann/The Nature Conservancy
Mussels Help Scientists Gauge Boone River Health

Exquisitely sensitive to pollution, mussels can alert us to water quality degradation. Learn How Mussels Are Vital to Rivers

Wabash River 215x143Wabash River just north of West Lafayette, Indiana. © Christopher Jordan
Funding to Breathe New Life Into Wabash River

As many as 151 fish and 75 mussel species call the Wabash River home. Learn How Aquatic Diversity is Being Protected

Fishing on the Chishui River 215x143Commercial fishing on the Chishui River, a tributary of the Yangtze. © Xiaoming Sun/The Nature Conservancy
Ban Gives Yangtze River Fish a Shot at Recovery

An annual fishing ban gives crucial fish populations an important chance to recover. Learn How Fish Populations Can Grow

Brazilian Cerrado 215x143Brazilian Cerrado © Scott Warren/The Nature Conservancy
Brazilian Cerrado is Site of Newest Water Producer Program

An innovative program will help protect Brasilia's water supply and restore the region's grassland. Learn About the Water Producer Program

Michael Reuter 215x143Michael Reuter at the Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve. © TNC
On Course to 2016

Moving forward with donor support. Learn How Donors Have Helped the GRP

Santarém 215x143A harvested cornfield near the city of Santarém in Brazil. © Sean McMahon
Brazil: 360 Degrees

GRP scopes out Brazil for application of Field to Market Index, watershed monitoring. Learn About the Field to Market Index

Anindita Chatterjee 215x143Intern Anindita Chatterjee weighs plant samples at the Confluence Field Station in Alton, IL. © Richard Sparks
Foreign Exchange on Aquatic Plants

India intern helps provide “currency” to compare vegetation. Learn About an Intern Researching Abroad

Danube River 215x143Philip Weller (at left) from the Danube River commission tours Emiquon Preserve with TNC staff. © Tharran Hobson
GRP Global Update: December 2011

Updates on the GRP’s global work in recent months.  Stay Current on GRP Progress

Yangtze River 215x143The first bend on Yangtze River in Shigu of Lijiang, China. © Dou Weiyang
Media Blitz: December 2011

The latest earned media hits and multimedia productions. Check Out Exciting Media

Barges on the Mississippi River 215x143Three barges in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. © Robert J. Hurt
Shedding Light on the Water Footprint of Nations Report

Michael Reuter talks about the Water Footprint report’s implications for the GRP.. Read an Interview With Michael Reuter

Zhao Yimin Fishing 215x143Zhao Yimin, director of the Yangtze River Fisheries Resources Management Committee Office, holds up one of the largemouth bass he caught in Thompson Lake at Emiquon during his July visit to the U.S., which was hosted by the Conservancy’s Great Rivers Partnership. © Tharran Hobson/TNC
GRP Global Update: September 2011

Brief updates on the Great Rivers Partnership's global work in recent months. Stay Current on GRP Progress

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos