Global Nature Fund, established in 1998, is a private non-profit foundation with the stated goal of protecting the environment. [1] It is headquartered in Radolfzell, Germany.
The organization, which sponsors the Living Lakes Network, marks World Wetlands Day annually by designating a water body as "Threatened Lake of the Year". [2] In 2004 it signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Ramsar. [3]
Threatened Lake of the Year
- 2004 Lake Chapala: Mexico [4]
- 2005 Lake Victoria: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda [5]
- 2006 Dead Sea: Jordan, Israel and Palestine [6]
- 2007 Pantanal: Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia [7]
- 2008 Mahakam Wetland: Indonesia [8]
- 2009 Lake Atitlán: Guatemala [9]
- 2010 Pulicat Lake: India [10]
- 2011 Laguna de Fúquene: Colombia [11]
- 2012 Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia [12]
- 2013 Lake Winnipeg: Canada [13]
- 2014 Lake Sampaloc, Philippines
- 2015 Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia
- 2016 Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
- 2017 Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia
- 2018 Lake Bolgoda and Lake Madampe, Sri Lanka
- 2019 Lake Nokoué, Benin
- 2020 Albufera Lake, Spain
- 2021 Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- 2022 Lake Malawi, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
- 2023 Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, Peru
References
- ^ "Water Links Worldwide". Unesco Water Portal. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Pantanal in South America declared "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007"". Ramsar. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Memorandum of Cooperation with the Global Nature Fund". Ramsar. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ Threatened Lake of the Year 2004: Lake Chapala in Mexico
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2005: Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tansania and Uganda". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2006: Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan and Palestine". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007: Pantanal - Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Mahakam Wetland in Indonesia is Thdafjnafkreatened Lake of the Year 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Lake Atitlán in Guatemala is Threatened Lake of the Year 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2010: Pulicat Lake in India". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2011: Laguna de Fúquene in Colombia". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Threatened Lake of the Year 2012: Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
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External links
- Official website
- Global Nature Fund International Foundation for Environment and Nature Archived 2010-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Global Nature Fund, European Water Initiative
