Lessons in Conservation: Volume 5

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Volume V of Lessons in Conservation explores one of the most fundamental topics in conservation and human well-being: water.

Lessons in Conservation is the official journal of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP), and is currently available in electronic format. All materials in Lessons in Conservation are peer-reviewed, and are reproduced from NCEP teaching modules. If you plan to use these materials in your teaching, you may wish to download easily modifiable versions of the materials found in Lessons in Conservation, along with additional teaching and learning modules, from the NCEP module collection.

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In this volume: 

Freshwater Ecosystems and Biodiversity


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A chart of the water cycle.

Great Lakes Under Stress: Invasive Species as Agents of Ecosystem Change


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a map of the great lakes

Transboundary Water Resources Management and the Potential for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): Rhine River, Mekong River, and Zambezi River Case Studies


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A rive flows with a town on each side.

How the West Was Watered: A Case Study of the Colorado River


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The colorado river basin runs low.