Statistically, US support for the Ramsar Convention has been bipartisan, and neither Democratic nor Republican majorities in the House or Senate correlated with better implementation. This finding jumpstarts a re-thinking of political affiliation and conservation goals, amid the incoming US Presidential administration. Globally, a new body of comparative research is possible using empirical data from the environmental conventions index (ECI). (Image credit: custom graphic: Design Crowd; designer: Rickyy.)

The semiarid reservoirs assessment system (SARAS) tool was developed with the aim of broadly assessing the quality of reservoirs. To do this, it takes into account the score obtained from provided benefits, those called ecosystem services (ES), their biodiversity and ecosystem functions and habitat. The final score makes the classification of the ecosystem possible.