Allied Organizations
Scientific and professional organizations working to protect and enhance aquatic and riparian ecosystems.
There are many scientific and professional organizations that are also working toward protecting and enhancing aquatic and riparian ecosystems. The links below will take you to their websites.
Collaborative Projects
- EcoShape — Building with Nature — develops and shares knowledge about Building with Nature: a new approach to hydraulic engineering that harnesses the forces of nature to benefit environment, economy and society.
- FIThydro (EU project, finished in 2021) — addressed decision support in commissioning and operating hydropower plants.
Scientific Organizations
- International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) — a worldwide independent organization of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environmental sciences and their practical application.
- International Society for River Science (ISRS) — fosters and develops scholarship in all disciplines contributing to knowledge and wise stewardship of rivers and streams as vital natural and managed ecosystems.
- American Fisheries Society (AFS) — the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources. See also the Joint Committee on Fisheries Engineering and Science.
Professional Organizations
- Instream Flow Council (IFC) — a non-profit organization made up of state, provincial, and territorial fish and wildlife agencies working to improve the effectiveness of instream flow programs for conserving fish, wildlife, and related aquatic resources.
International Governmental Organizations
- FAO Inland Fisheries — the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger; inland fisheries have long provided an important source of food for humankind.
Other
- National Fish Habitat Partnership — an unprecedented effort to address loss and degradation of fish habitat nationwide (USA).
