1. The world’s vanishing lakes
Michael Gross 
Current Biology 
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages R43-R46 (January 2017)
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2. Watery planet: The world’s lakes may be small in volume compared with the oceans, but they are widespread and provide important habitat as well as valuable ecosystem services. This map shows the world’s lakes with surface areas of 10 hectares or more. The large, dark blue areas in Canada reflect the high concentration of lakes in those regions. (Image: HydroLAB, McGill University.)
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3. Dried out: The Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth largest lake, has shrunk to less than 10% of its former surface area and has split into four small basins, leaving the once thriving fisheries and naval industries stranded. (Image: Zhanat Kulenov, UNESCO (unesco.org), Wikimedia Commons.)
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4. Lake idyll: Experts raised the alarm over the fate of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, and since then various projects have been launched aiming to use the resources of the area more sustainably. (Image: McKay Savage, Wikimedia Commons.)
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5. Papyrus shores: While the papyrus plant has been exploited for its fibres for millennia, it also has an important role to play in its natural habitat, keeping lake water clean. The image shows members of Yala Ecosystem Site Support Group planting papyrus along the fringes of Lake Sare. Photo courtesy of Nature Kenya (the East Africa Natural History Society).
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