| Links to freshwater sites: Australian non-government organisations: Australian Society for Limnology (this site contains many useful links to other organisations). Australian Wetlands and Rivers (University of New South Wales) River Basin Management Society Waterkeepers (river care) Wild Rivers - joint website by Queensland Conservation Council and The Wilderness Society (Qld).
Australian Commonwealth and State government organisations: Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests Commonwealth National Water Commission National Land and Water Resources Audit Australian Capital Territory: government access portal New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation (this site contains many useful links to other organisations, including NGOs). Northern Territory: NRETA; Top End Waterways. Queensland: government access portal South Australia: government access portal Tasmania: DPIWE Western Australia: government access portal Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
International freshwater organisations: Baiji Foundation (Chinese NGO) Freshwater EcoRegions of the World (WWF / TNC) International Lake Environment Committee (Japan - based) International Water Management Institute Kansas Geological Survey: Marios Sophocleous (highly recommended) LakeNet - a global NGO working in collaboration with Ramsar on lake protection. River Basin Initiative - a joint Ramsar / Convention on Biological Diversity site Wetlands International (global NGO engaged in wetland protection)
Consultants in freshwater ecosystems Ecoconcern (Jim Tait) Dr John Harris (freshwater fish, river protection) Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper (fishways) Mainstream (Australia) Dr Bill Phillips Dr Mark Lintermans (ACT) Dr Tim Doeg (Victoria) Prof Mike Young (water reform)
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