Sectors and Themes
Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Services
Water
Scale
National
Project-Level
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Specialist
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English
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Guidance
Developer or Source
Conservation International
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)
There is a critical gap between how we understand and monitor the ways we are altering the world’s freshwater ecosystems — and how those changes impact people. The Freshwater Health Index measures the overall health of a watershed by making clear connections between the ecosystem and the benefits it provides to people.
The Freshwater Health Index is a web-based tool that measures system health by making clear connections between freshwater ecosystems, the benefits they provide to people, and the governance system in place.