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Our Mission Our Vision

FWR’s mission is to advance the education of the public in the Our vision is to be the leading independent UK organisation
science, engineering and management of water resources, for freshwater information and advice. It’s imperative that we
water treatment, water supply and use of water, the collection, support our freshwaters as best we can, so it is our mission
treatment and re-use of wastewaters, the water environment to promote the sustainable management of freshwater
in general and related subjects. ecosystems and resources, using the best available science.

The aims and goals of the Freshwater Biological Association are:
Our Vision
• to widen our membership and enthusiasm in the
FWR’s vision is a society well informed on water and freshwater environment
related environmental matters: one whose citizens are • to provide evidence and information that helps to
knowledgeable about the issues affecting the sustainable protect and conserve unique environments
management of water and are thus empowered to • to influence and broaden advocacy through
contribute to environmental stewardship. outreach and public engagement
• to facilitate the setting of the research agenda, ensuring that
science benefits wider environmental aspirations in freshwater

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This Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook was funded by the Foundation for Water Research.

VERSION 1.0 – PUBLISHED JULY 2022

This work has its origins in an initial 2012 publication entitled Ecological and Biological Monitoring, European Water
Framework Directive Guidance and Methods, published in Chinese. This was funded by the European Union,
within the EU China River Basin Management Programme, now the China Europe Water Platform.

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