Global Nature Fund, established in 1998, is a private non-profit foundation with the stated goal of protecting the environment. It is headquartered in Radolfzell, Germany.
The organization, which sponsors the Living Lakes Network, marks World Wetlands Day annually by designating a water body as "Threatened Lake of the Year". In 2004 it signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Ramsar.
Threatened Lake of the Year
- 2004 Lake Chapala:Mexico
- 2005 Lake Victoria: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
- 2006 Dead Sea: Jordan, Israel and Palestine
- 2007 Pantanal: Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia
- 2008 Mahakam Wetland: Indonesia
- 2009 Lake Atitlán: Guatemala
- 2010 Pulicat Lake: India
- 2011 Laguna de Fúquene: Colombia
- 2012 Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia
- 2013 Lake Winnipeg: Canada
- 2014 Lake Sampaloc, Philippines
- 2015 Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia
- 2016 Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
- 2017 Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia
- 2018 Lake Bolgoda and Lake Madampe, Sri Lanka
- 2019 Lake Nokoué, Benin
- 2020 Albufera Lake, Spain
- 2021 Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- 2022 Lake Malawi, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
- 2023 Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, Peru
References
- "Water Links Worldwide". Unesco Water Portal. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Pantanal in South America declared "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007"". Ramsar. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- "Memorandum of Cooperation with the Global Nature Fund". Ramsar. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- Threatened Lake of the Year 2004: Lake Chapala in Mexico
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2005: Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tansania and Uganda". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2006: Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan and Palestine". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007: Pantanal - Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Mahakam Wetland in Indonesia is Thdafjnafkreatened Lake of the Year 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Lake Atitlán in Guatemala is Threatened Lake of the Year 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2010: Pulicat Lake in India". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2011: Laguna de Fúquene in Colombia". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Threatened Lake of the Year 2012: Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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External links
- Official website
- Global Nature Fund International Foundation for Environment and Nature Archived 2010-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Global Nature Fund, European Water Initiative