Compared to many of the world’s river systems, the Orinoco is relatively intact. But this may not last for long as the river and its surrounding areas are threatened by pollution and mining activities ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China, and two-thirds of the rice. Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy. This vast river – the ...