Wild River Tagliamento in Northern Italy
The Tagliamento River in Northern Italy is considered one of the last morphologically intact rivers in the Alps. It stretches 178
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WILDRivers
DANUBEparksCONNECTED: WILDIslands part of European Wilderness Network
The Danube River is a green lifeline for biodiversity. While the Network of Danube Protected Areas preserves the most valuable
Continue readingThe role of Austria in destruction of WILDRivers in the Balkans and Romania
Austria is a country which is proudly marketing its nature as a tourism highlight. It is actively working towards the
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The Blue Heart of Europe may die from dammed arteries
At the European Wilderness Days, we heard a presentation from Ulrich Eichelmann, director of River Watch. We learned that the
Continue readingThe Valserine in France certified first wild river, more rivers to go
Wild River in France In France, a new voluntary-based river certification system “Rivières sauvages” has officially labelled the Valserine as
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Small Hydro Power
Interesting animation video why we should not consider more hydro power dam along our rivers.
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Wild Rivers in Europe
Wild rivers are kind of like Wilderness in Europe, they are in short supply. Wild rivers are the riparian equivalent
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Soomaa: Largest bogland of EU endangered
Soomaa National Park was created in Estonia in 1993 to protect large raised bogs, flood plain grasslands, paludified forests and
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The demand for ‘clean’ energy is growing fast and so does the number of water dams.
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Water empowers Wilderness
Water fills our wetlands, which includes lakes and rivers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands and peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, near-shore marine areas, mangroves and coral reefs, and human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs, and salt pans. 22 March is designated as World Water Day by the UN.
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