Young future engineers built dams, fought off rising waters and discovered that a river is more than just water, it’s

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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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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, which crosses national borders, presents unique challenges and opportunities. Effective collaboration is essential to balance ecological

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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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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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Written by Calin Dejeu One of the worst ecocides in Romania is the destruction of the Danube Floodplain. Hundreds of

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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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Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers! In Europe, many rivers suffer from pollution, whether through chemicals, nutrients

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You might not have heard of it before, but today is World Fish Migration Day. Many fish species need to

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Good news has reached us from Montenegro! Its government has announced its recent decision to stop licensing construction of new

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The majority of rivers in Europe have been dammed, forded or bridged over the past centuries. Yet, an overview of

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A 65 million year old fish species, almost eliminated in the space of 60 years. That is sadly the story

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The last European wild rivers are under increasing threat, due to inadequate or complete lack of protection, traditional use or

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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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A new report on the effects of damming on European rivers has highlighted how rivers are saturated with dams. Currently,

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Another Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,

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The numbers of Chinook Salmon have dropped drastically in the recent years. In Columbia, US, 17 million salmon used to

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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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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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The European Wilderness Society recently attended the week long Balkan River Defence event for a day. While listening to presentations

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Last Thursday, the European Wilderness Society team participated at the Students for Rivers Camp, organised by the Balkan River Defence

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The following message from the ‘Group of local Initiative – The Coalition for Biodiversity’ has come to our attention, which

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Have you signed already? So far, over 345,000 citizens took part in the EU wide campaign #ProtectWater! This campaign is

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Most of the European rivers already lost their wild character, and the handful remaining wild rivers are quickly disappearing.

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This are the Briefs for three WILDRivers in Ukraine – Mala Uholka, Shyrokyy Luh and Velyka Uholka WILDRiver. All are

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According to the recent European State of Water report from the European Environment Agency, nearly two thirds of European rivers are in

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In the summer of 2018, Belá WILDRiver was removed from the European Wilderness Network. See why here It is impossible

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Romania is a source of vast natural beauty. It has a variety of unique landscapes; notably some of the largest

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The European State of Water 2018 report, published this month, has concluded that only 40% of EU freshwater is of

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