Amazon's water conservation and replenishment efforts around the world
Amazon announced participation in a California watershed restoration project using Forest Resilience Bonds, part of their 45+ global water replenishment initiatives. The project aims to increase water availability by 264 million gallons annually in the Upper Mokelumne River Basin.
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Recent Updates August 3, 2026 1:16 AM Share Amazon launches collaboration in Australia to restore waterways that supply Greater Sydney’s drinking water Amazon has announced a 10-year collaboration with the Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC), a national not-for-profit, to restore a degraded stretch of the Coxs River in Greater Western Sydney—a waterway that feeds the reservoirs supplying drinking water to millions of people.
Amazon will fund work across 14. 8 kilometers of the upper Coxs River, where decades of land clearing, grazing, and invasive plant growth have eroded banks, clouded waterways with sediment, and allowed livestock waste to enter the water supply.
Once completed, the project is expected to improve water quality and availability by nearly 400 million liters of water per year for millions of people. The two-year project will be followed by monitoring and maintenance through to 2036. It will address three interconnected challenges along the Coxs River.
Invasive willows: Dense willow growth has overrun creek channels, drawing large volumes of water from the system and suppressing the growth and recovery of native plants. The project will see the removal of willows and replacement with native species, helping to restore these fragile ecosystems and freeing water to flow downstream.
Erosion: Historic land clearing and grazing pressure have contributed to the start of active erosion, with sediment entering waterways that feed Warragamba Dam, reducing the dam's capacity to store water over time. Erosion has decreased water quality and degraded farmland and native vegetation.
Erosion control programs will stabilize active erosion and increase water quality for the broader community’s benefit. Livestock pollution: Unrestricted livestock access has increased nutrients and pathogens in the waterways.
New livestock exclusion fencing, off-stream watering points, and dedicated crossings will help keep livestock out of waterways, reducing contaminants entering waterways and allowing bankside vegetation to regenerate as a natural filter.
The project also aims to rebuild habitat for native species including platypus, freshwater crayfish and other aquatic wildlife. Revegetation along waterways and wetlands will provide shade, stabilize banks and support the return of native plants and animals.
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