IUCN: Report on Freshwater Species in Africa

IUCN has released the report titled "The Diversity of Life in African Freshwaters: Underwater, Under Threat - An analysis of the status and distribution of freshwater species throughout mainland Africa." The analysis represents the most comprehensive assessment of freshwater biodiversity at the species level for an entire continent and presents key messages, inter alia, on the need for better designing protected areas, employing principles of catchment management, and that environmental impact assessments should expressly require reference to the species data sets made available through the IUCN Red List.