Fig. 1: Timeline of major policies affecting conservation actions in river ecosystems.
From: Successes and failures of conservation actions to halt global river biodiversity loss
Policies are classified as either focusing on addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss or on promoting conservation actions. ECE LRTAP, Economic Commission for Europe: Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution; EU, European Union; IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature; UN, United Nations.
