Global Nature Fund

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".[1] In 2004 it signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Ramsar.[2]

Threatened Lake of the Year

• 2004:Lake Chapala:Mexico[3]
• 2005:Lake Victoria: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda[4]
• 2006:Dead Sea: Jordan, Israel and Palestine[5]
• 2007:Pantanal: Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia[6]
• 2008:Mahakam Wetland: Indonesia[7]
• 2009:Lake Atitlán: Guatemala[8]
• 2010:Pulicat Lake: India[9]
• 2011:Laguna de Fúquene: Colombia[10]
• 2012:Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia[11]
• 2013:Lake Winnipeg: Canada[12]

References

• Water Links Worldwide. UNESCO.
• Global Nature Fund International Foundation for Environment and Nature.
• Global Nature Fund. European Water Initiative.

Footnotes

1. "Pantanal in South America declared "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007"". Ramsar. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
2. "Memorandum of Cooperation with the Global Nature Fund". Ramsar. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
3. Threatened Lake of the Year 2004: Lake Chapala in Mexico
4. Threatened Lake of the Year 2005: Lake Victoria in Kenya, Tansania and Uganda
5. Threatened Lake of the Year 2006: Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan and Palestine
6. Threatened Lake of the Year 2007: Pantanal - Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia
7. Mahakam Wetland in Indonesia is Threatened Lake of the Year 2008
8. Lake Atitlán in Guatemala is Threatened Lake of the Year 2009
9. Threatened Lake of the Year 2010: Pulicat Lake in India
10. Threatened Lake of the Year 2011: Laguna de Fúquene in Colombia
11. Threatened Lake of the Year 2012: Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia