First-ever multi-taxon global freshwater fauna assessment identifies Western Ghats as a hotspot of threatened species

The study co-authored by species experts from all geographical regions of the world also revealed that a staggering one-quarter of the freshwater fauna are threatened with extinction. The study led by IUCN and published in the multidisciplinary science journal, Nature, underscores the historical underappreciation of freshwater ecosystems in global environmental governance

​The study co-authored by species experts from all geographical regions of the world also revealed that a staggering one-quarter of the freshwater fauna are threatened with extinction. The study led by IUCN and published in the multidisciplinary science journal, Nature, underscores the historical underappreciation of freshwater ecosystems in global environmental governance