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The Great Rivers Partnership (GRP) is a global effort to advance sustainable management of the world's great rivers for people and nature. The GRP focuses on entire river systems and brings together the best available science and diverse stakeholders—spanning sectors from industry and navigation to academia and government—to develop and implement innovative solutions to issues threatening freshwater sustainability.
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Commercial fishing on the Chishui River, a tributary of the Yangtze © Xiaoming Sun/The Nature Conservancy
Freshwater monitoring exchanges between scientists on the Yangtze and Mississippi rivers advance conservation practices globally.
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.
For an overview of the GRP's work in Phase I, download this comprehensive report. (.1.51MB; .pdf)
GRP Scopes out Brazil as Hotspot for Field to Market Index, Watershed Monitoring
Intern 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
More than half the water consumed by people in the U.S. comes from the Mississippi River basin. © Robert J. Hurt
Shedding Light on America's Water Footprint
Read Michael's Q&A and See the Mississippi River in a New Light
Asian carp leaping in the Illinois River near Grafton, Illinois © Andrew Simpson/The Nature Conservancy
Mississippi River Scientist Helps Chinese Save Carp
GRP Fellow and USGS scientist Brian Ickes is helping save Asian carp in the Yangtze River.
China trip strengthens partnership between Mississippi and Yangtze rivers.
See the accomplishments of the Great Rivers Partnership
Forested islands create a maze in the Mississippi River near Iowa. The Upper Mississippi River is part of the Great Rivers Partnership, and is a priority conservation site for TNC. © Robert J. Hurt
GRP at the Waterways Council Seminar
Feb. 2012: Michael Reuter, director of TNC's Great Rivers Partnership, delivers a presentation.
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We're addressing Latin America's most pressing conservation issues. Read the Story