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The Conservancy is working to conserve and restore the world's great river systems.

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Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge © The Nature Conservancy

Great Rivers Partnership

The Great Rivers Partnership is an ambitious effort to conserve and restore the world's great river systems for the benefit of the people and species that depend upon them for life. Here are some case studies that illustrate how the GRP works.

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Wabash River just north of West Lafayette, Indiana. © Christopher Jordan

Funding to Breathe New Life Into Wabash River

A new land conservation initiative announced by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will breathe new life into the Wabash and the fish and mussels that depend on it.
Learn What's Planned for "Indiana's River"

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Commercial fishing on the Chishui River, a tributary of the Yangtze. © Xiaoming Sun/The Nature Conservancy

Ban Gives Yangtze River Fish a Shot at Recovery

The Conservancy is working with partners to extend a fishing ban designed to help declining stocks of Yangtze River fish like bighead carp recover.
Discover When a Ban is a Boon

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Brazilian Cerrado © Scott Warren/The Nature Conservancy

Water Producer Program Launched in Brazilian Cerrado

An innovative program in the Brazilian Cerrado will help protect Brasilia's water supply and restore the region's once vast grasslands.
Find Out How Restoring Grasslands Protects Water

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

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Lion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

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Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

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The Mississippi River starts as a small stream flowing from the north end of Lake Itasca, at Itasca State Park (Minnesota's oldest state park). A path of river rocks give thousands of visitors each year the opportunity to walk or wade across the mighty Mississippi River at its source. The Nature Conservancy works to protect the Mississippi River and its watershed through the Great Rivers Partnership which is a collaboration between a wide array of partners dedicated to the conservation of the world's great river systems for the benefit of the people and the species that depend upon them for life. © Mark Godfrey, The Nature Conservancy

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