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non-members,
running
events
and
sale
of
similar in aim, origin of delegates (engineers,
biologists, hydrologists, and other stream
restoration professionals) and attendance numbers
to
publications
(http://www.cirf.org/php/inglese/
who.htm).
the
annual
RRC
conferences
held
in
the
UK
since
April
2000
(http://www.rrnw.org/
River restoration centres
worldwide
pageview.aspx?id
32244).
The Asian River Restoration Centre (ARRC)
was established as a direct result of a special
workshop session entitled 'River Restoration in
Asian Monsoon region', at the 4th World Water
Forum held in March 2006 (http://www.a-rr.net.
(English version of website)). The importance
of river restoration as a multi-disciplinary and
multi-organization task, supported by river
engineers, environmental scientists, ecologists,
water managers and the public was the driving
force behind ARRN. It was established in November
2006, with China, Korea and Japan as the
founder members. In common with the ECRR, an
organization within one of the founder countries
acts as the secretariat, in this case the Foundation
for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration
(RFC) in Tokyo, Japan. The ARRN is a non-
political network for exchanging knowledge and
technological information on the restoration of
rivers and catchments in Asia.
The Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC)
was established in 2008 using the RRC and
ECRR model. The importance of rivers for
people, and people championing the health of
rivers, are strong themes for the organization
(http://www.australianriverrestorationcentre.com
.au). ARRC was established to provide people with
access to resources, information, stories, workshops
and conferences that combine to develop a sense of
'belonging' for people who care about Australia's
rivers. It provides a range of free and commercial
services, using income to improve and update the
knowledge, resources and opportunities for sharing
information. ARRC has developed strong links with
the ECRR, the ARRN and several organizations
doing similar work in Canada and North America.
The International RiverFoundation (IRF) is also
based in Australia and aims to reach a world-
wide audience with a multi-million Australian
dollar trust fund supporting its activities. This
not-for-profit organization emerged in 2003 from
=
In 1973 American Rivers (AR) was set up to
increase the number of rivers protected by the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and to
prevent deterioration of wild rivers by large
dam construction (see also Hamill and Melis,
this volume). This 'not-for-profit' organization
is dedicated to protecting and restoring
healthy natural rivers and the life that they
sustain (http://www.americanrivers.org/about-
us/history/). American Rivers now has a large
supporter base (65 000) and five offices from
where it works on five major programmes: (i)
rivers and global warming; (ii) protecting rivers;
(iii) clean water; (iv) water supply; and (v)
restoring rivers. In 2010 the organization spent
more than 6.3 million US dollars on its river
restoration programme to remove unsafe dams,
improve operations of river infrastructure, help
to reduce loss from floods and re-connect people
to their rivers. Making information available
and sharing information is now a large part of
what the organization does especially locally
through its National River Cleanup programme
(http://www.americanrivers.org/about-
us/history/).
River Restoration Northwest (RRNW) was
founded as a not-for-profit organization in
2002 to meet the need for a regional forum for
design professionals in the US state of Oregon.
The stated goals of RRNW are to advance
the science and standards of practice of river
restoration through educational programmes
that emphasize an inter-disciplinary approach
to promote responsible practices, discuss and
exchange ideas, assess projects, reflect on
lessons learned, and provide technology transfer
(http://www.rrnw.org/pageview.aspx?id
=
32244).
RRNW, as an organization, is centred on its
annual symposium held every year since 2002,
