2019-01-012019-01-012003p. 400-415. CIP-UPWARD. Conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity: a sourcebook. International Potato Center -Users' Perspectives With Agricultural Research and Development, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. 3 volumes, 675 pp. In English, French and Spanishhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2113Biodiversity in rivers and wetlands is very seriously at risk as evident from the fact that 63% of freshwater fish species in South Africa, 42% of those in Europe and 27% of those in North America have become extinct, threatened or endangered. However, in terms of protection initiatives, rivers and wetlands have been critically neglected.application/pdfCC BY 4.0Book Chapter