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
Continue readingGood news has reached us from Montenegro! Its government has announced its recent decision to stop licensing construction of new
Continue readingThe majority of rivers in Europe have been dammed, forded or bridged over the past centuries. Yet, an overview of
Continue readingA 65 million year old fish species, almost eliminated in the space of 60 years. That is sadly the story
Continue readingThe last European wild rivers are under increasing threat, due to inadequate or complete lack of protection, traditional use or
Continue readingThe recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery
Continue readingA new report on the effects of damming on European rivers has highlighted how rivers are saturated with dams. Currently,
Continue readingAnother Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,
Continue readingThe numbers of Chinook Salmon have dropped drastically in the recent years. In Columbia, US, 17 million salmon used to
Continue readingWild, free-flowing rivers are a beauty of nature that can be rarely found in Europe nowadays. But the Balkans in
Continue readingThe Balkan Peninsula is home to the last wild rivers in Europe. At present, around 3,000 hydropower plants are planned
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Society recently attended the week long Balkan River Defence event for a day. While listening to presentations
Continue readingLast Thursday, the European Wilderness Society team participated at the Students for Rivers Camp, organised by the Balkan River Defence
Continue readingThe following message from the ‘Group of local Initiative – The Coalition for Biodiversity’ has come to our attention, which
Continue readingHave you signed already? So far, over 345,000 citizens took part in the EU wide campaign #ProtectWater! This campaign is
Continue readingMost of the European rivers already lost their wild character, and the handful remaining wild rivers are quickly disappearing.
Continue readingThis are the Briefs for three WILDRivers in Ukraine – Mala Uholka, Shyrokyy Luh and Velyka Uholka WILDRiver. All are
Continue readingAccording to the recent European State of Water report from the European Environment Agency, nearly two thirds of European rivers are in
Continue readingIt is impossible to overlook the intensity and extent of excavations with heavy machines in the Bela river, Slovakia. The
Continue readingRomania is a source of vast natural beauty. It has a variety of unique landscapes; notably some of the largest
Continue readingThe European State of Water 2018 report, published this month, has concluded that only 40% of EU freshwater is of
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