Entries by European Rivers Network

Living Rivers Europe – Press Release on Word Water Day : stop damming of the Mura River

77,000+ citizens call on Slovenian government to stop damming of the Mura River Brussels – 22 March 2018 On World Water Day, Living Rivers Europe – a coalition of five environmental and angling organisations – is calling for Slovenia to abandon plans to erect eight hydropower dams across the Mura River, which would transform this […]

Rhine River : Dear Mr. Hulot, French Minister of Ecology

Rhine River : The international NGO coalition “Salmon Comeback » adresse a letter to the french Minister for Ecology Nicolas Hulot. The NGO Coalition ask Nicolas Hulot to change the policy to restore the ecological continuity on the Rhine and to cancel the project of a mobil fishpass… Read the pressrelease (French only) Read the […]

Great news, rivers recognised as living entities !

In New Zealand and India, 3 rivers has been granted the same legal rights as a human being. These rights can be used to protect the interests of the rivers. March 15th, the parliament of New Zealand recognised the Whanganui river, the third-longest in the country, as a living entity with the legal status of a […]

Tribute to our colleague and friend Georges Emblanc

Our colleague Georges, who worked on the culture of the river and the floods died brutally on Saturday, March 11. Apple tree planted by the team ERN-SOS Loire Vivante, in the Upper Valley of La Loire, in tribute to Georges. © ERN France – SOS Loire Vivante Read our homage (only in French) Amis des […]