• A Report Card for the Upper Rio Grande Basin Brochure

    A Report Card for the Upper Rio Grande Basin (, )

    November 17, 2022

    This report assesses the health of the Upper Rio Grande, a portion of the broader Rio Grande / Rio Bravo river that runs from Rocky Mountains in Colorado, through New Mexico, to the Gulf of Mexico. The Upper Rio Grande basin supports around 6 million people in the US, including over 20 Tribal Nations and Pueblos, and unique species like the Silvery Minnow, Southwest Willow Flycatcher birds, and the Rio Grande cottonwood tree.

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  • Selecting Indicators for Basin Health Report Cards Brochure

    Selecting Indicators for Basin Health Report Cards (, )

    May 11, 2022

    This guide is intended for those working to assess and manage resources, especially those interested in developing river basin health report cards. It reflects on the indicators that have historically been used for basin report cards and presents new ways to think of indicators, as the interface between nature and people becomes more and more intertwined. It is a supplementary guide to the Practitioner’s Guide to Developing River Basin Report Cards.

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  • Lower Kafue River Basin 2019 Report Card Brochure

    Lower Kafue River Basin 2019 Report Card (application/pdf, 10.7 MB)

    October 19, 2020

    Similar to school report cards, river basin report cards provide performance-driven numeric grades or letters that reflect the status of a river basin on a regular basis. They effectively integrate and synthesize large, and often complex, information into simple scores that can be communicated to decision-makers and the general public. The Lower Kafue River Basin Report Card was created through a series of stakeholder workshops with representatives of Zambian government agencies, academic institutions, NGO representatives, community based organizations, and the private sector.

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  • Practitioner's Guide to Developing River Basin Report Cards Brochure

    Practitioner's Guide to Developing River Basin Report Cards (application/pdf, 85.9 MB)

    October 25, 2017

    This guide is designed for government or non-profit employees, development officials, river basin managers, private sector representatives, community organizers, academics, journalists, or any others interested in acting to secure the health and future of a freshwater resource. It provides an overview of river basin report cards and their utility, as well as guidance on how to create a report card and leverage the process and results to drive change.

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  • Basin Report Card Fact Sheet Brochure

    Basin Report Card Fact Sheet (application/pdf, 542 KB)

    August 31, 2016

    With our partners at University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, WWF is producing, packaging, and sharing a process that can mainstream report card development in basins around the world. By developing report cards in a variety of basins, we can move closer to our goal of securing fresh water for people and nature. 

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  • Orinoco River Basin Report Card Brochure

    Orinoco River Basin Report Card (application/pdf, 30 MB)

    July 06, 2016

    The Colombian Orinoco River Basin Report Card—the first of its kind in South America—came out in July 2016. Through a series of workshops held across the region, approximately 150 stakeholders came together to pinpoint the most important values and threats to their basin, known as indicators. What we learn about the health of each one of these indicators helps determine the overall health of the river basin. The Colombian Orinoco River Basin received a B-, meaning it's in moderately good health, but some action is needed now.

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