Celebrating World Rivers Day 2025!
Every year, World Rivers Day reminds us of the importance of rivers for biodiversity, climate resilience, and human well-being. Rivers shape landscapes,
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WILDRivers
Thaya WILDRiver: A journey into wilderness
One of the European Wilderness Network partners from Czech Republic and Austria is Thaya WILDRiver. The European Wilderness Network representing Europe’s last
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Managing Transboundary River Basins
Managing transboundary river basins, which crosses national borders, presents unique challenges and opportunities. Effective collaboration is essential to balance ecological
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ALFAwetlands project advance
ALFAwetlands project is continuously advancing. In recent days, the ALFA team for wetlands made an additional important step to set-up co-creation
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International Day of Action for Rivers
On 14th of March, the international day of action for rivers is celebrated But what exactly is the international day of
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Fântâna Banului Lake has completely dried up
Written by Calin Dejeu One of the worst ecocides in Romania is the destruction of the Danube Floodplain. Hundreds of
Read More$200 million investment in US rivers – World Fish Migration Day
Today on World Fish Migration Day, let’s draw attention to some good news from across the pond. Last week, the
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International Day of Action for Rivers – Antlers detect lead pollution
Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers! In Europe, many rivers suffer from pollution, whether through chemicals, nutrients
Read MoreA stand for free-flowing rivers on World Fish Migration Day
You might not have heard of it before, but today is World Fish Migration Day. Many fish species need to
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Montenegro bring halt to new small hydropower plants
Good news has reached us from Montenegro! Its government has announced its recent decision to stop licensing construction of new
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Over 1 million barriers block European rivers
The majority of rivers in Europe have been dammed, forded or bridged over the past centuries. Yet, an overview of
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Loss of an ancient fish: here for an epoch, gone in a day
A 65 million year old fish species, almost eliminated in the space of 60 years. That is sadly the story
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Vjosa National Park: Victory over hydropower on the doorstep
The last European wild rivers are under increasing threat, due to inadequate or complete lack of protection, traditional use or
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EU commits to support free-flowing rivers
The recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery
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European rivers threatened by more and more dams
A new report on the effects of damming on European rivers has highlighted how rivers are saturated with dams. Currently,
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400 kg of garbage: How clean rivers help Slovensky raj
Another Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,
Read MoreChinook salmon die-off as a consequence of climate change
The numbers of Chinook Salmon have dropped drastically in the recent years. In Columbia, US, 17 million salmon used to
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Lets Save the last WILD Rivers of Europe
Wild, free-flowing rivers are a beauty of nature that can be rarely found in Europe nowadays. But the Balkans in
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Hydropower tsunami – shouldn’t there be something that we don’t destroy?
The Balkan Peninsula is home to the last wild rivers in Europe. At present, around 3,000 hydropower plants are planned
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AMBER – how they are changing rivers across Europe
The European Wilderness Society recently attended the week long Balkan River Defence event for a day. While listening to presentations
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