World Leaders Sign Brisbane Declaration to Protect the Planets Freshwater Systems



Today, delegates from the 10th International Riversymposium and Environmental Flows Conference, a recent event held in Brisbane, Australia, announced the official completion of the Brisbane Declaration to protect international freshwater resources.

"This is an extraordinary step forward to galvanizing a global community of water managers, scientists, policy makers and other stakeholders who share a common vision for protecting the Earth's water resources, and in turn, sustaining human life," said Nicole Silk, co-leader of The Nature Conservancy's (



World Leaders Sign Brisbane Declaration to Protect the Planets Freshwater Systems