France / Sélune River : Only 4 weeks after the demolition of the Roche qui boit dam and 2 years after Vezin’s demolition, a first salmon was already electronically located upstream of the construction sites !
So far we know of over 120 events that have taken part in this regional edition 2022 on 10 July. You can still register via our registration form. The map on the Big Jump homepage will be updated regularly.
Big Jump Sunday 10 july 3 pm (GMT+ 2)
Last CALL
Dear Big Jump organisers and friends,
In past years you all have organised and participated in our successful Big Jump movement. Some of you have even registered for this year’s event. Organisers from 10 countrys has allready registered ober 75 Big Jumps.
As you know, this year’s Big Jump is Free Flowing Rivers themed and it will witness hundreds of jumps in the river to raise the voice against dams and other barriers in our streams The event will also see the first ever European Dam Removal Simultaneous Action – July 5th to 11th (crowd funding).
Please join us, register your Big Jump event, jump, donate and spread the word to help us raise the profile of dam removal as a key restoration measure !
HELLO Romania, Greece, Austria,Bosnia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Turkey,Ukraine, Russia (yes both), Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland and others . . , NO Big Jump this year ?
In order to avoid problems with Corona virus you can organise small events even family or individual Jumps, swim events or just meetings to informe citizens
> Register your Big Jump event for sunday 10 july 3pm: www.bigjump.org
After registration we will send them further information for your communication and media work
Good Jump
Roberto Epple, President Europran Rivers Network
Founder of the Big Jump Mouvement
The study relating to the research and development contract on the ecosystem services of wild rivers in connection with the ecological label “Site Rivières Sauvages” carried out by the Office Français de Biodiversité (OFB) in partnership with ERN France, Association du Réseau Rivières Sauvages and Cerema is being finalised, one of the stages of which was the holding of a restitution seminar in the form of a webinar, remotely, on Tuesday 07/12/2021 from 9.30 am to 12 noon.
This webinar highlighted the main lessons learned on the technical and scientific, social, environmental, territorial and economic aspects of the so-called ecosystem services generated by rivers in very good ecological condition that have been awarded the “Wild Rivers Site” label.
The challenge in terms of research consisted in addressing the dynamics of the interdependence between an ecosystem and the stakeholders who benefit from it, in order to shed light on the modalities of an adapted sustainable management. The aim was to go beyond an approach based on the pure functionality of the ecosystem.
Three labelled watersheds were analysed: the Estéron (06), the Léguer (22), the Nant Bénin (73) following the study on the Taravo (2A) …
– The “La Roche qui boit” dam has been removed!
After many postponements, the second 17-metre high dam “La Roche qui boit” on the Sélune has been demolished. A 45-metre wide breach has already been opened to allow the flow of any floods. The remaining sides of the 120 m wide structure and the renaturation work should be completed by the end of 2022. After the demolition of the 37 m high Vezins dam two years ago, the ecological continuity of the historic salmon river Sélune is now restored after about 100 years. In the main river alone, more than 60 km are free and allow access to former spawning sites. Salmons could swim up the Sélune from the Baie Saint Michel during the next salmon migration, at the latest in spring 2023. Two castillons (salmon that have only spent one year at sea) have already been observed by specialists just downstream of the “Roche qui boit”. The campaign for a free Sélune led by associations including ERN, the French Fishing Federation, FNE and others will have lasted 20 years. A great success!
Copyright : ERN – Roberto Epple
This webinar presents the results of a study conducted on 3 watersheds labeled “Wild Rivers Site”. It highlights the main technical and scientific, social, environmental, territorial and economic lessons learned from the ecosystem services generated by rivers in very good ecological condition.
The research and development contract on the ecosystem services of wild rivers in connection with the ecological label “Site Wild Rivers” is carried out by the French Office of Biodiversity (FOB) in partnership with ERN France, Association du Réseau Rivières Sauvages and Cerema.
Following a first study of the ecosystem services of the Taravo watershed financed by the department of South Corsica, the related study, financed by the OFB, concerns 3 labeled watersheds: the Esteron (06), the Léguer (22) and the Nant-Bénin (73).
It has been followed by agents of territorial services and National Parks. It is in the process of being finalized, with this seminar being one of the stages.
To discover it, chapter by chapter in french only, go to: https://professionnels.ofb.fr/fr/node/1405
The record of ERN’s Q&R session in french is now available
Big Jump July 10 !
It’s that time again, in one month’s time on 10 July the Big Jump will take place all over Europe. Whether small or large, individual or group or big event, with swimming or not, all forms of celebrating our rivers are welcome. Please inform yourself and if possible register your project on our > Big Jump website.
1 million barriers fragment Europe’s rivers, contributing to the decline of biodiversity and the deterioration of water quality. The AMBER EU project has revealed that the barriers less than 2 m high represent 68% of all the barriers in Europe, and that their removal is more effective environmentally and better accepted by the population than the removal of large barriers.
The Arcadia Foundation is involved in river restoration based on the AMBER EU study. To this end, the Open Rivers programme was created in October 2021 and will fund numerous small-scale barrier removal projects in Europe until 2023. ERN is involved in the programme as a member of the “Dam Removal Europe” network, which is among the managers of the programme.
The 1st application round is open from November 19, 2021 to January 5, 2022. The funding will be allocated in priority to removal works but also to complementary actions such as studies. To be eligible to funding, organisations must be of general interest (local communities, researchers …). The criteria and procedure for applying are presented on the Open rivers website, as well as the guide for applicants and the application platform. Among the main selection criteria, barriers must be less than 2 m high ; the removal works must be completed after one year; the ecological gains are significant and the local managers approve the project.
ERN is directly involved in the program by disseminating information, by following the proposals and the selected projects in France and by providing support to applicants. If you want advice or support to submit your application, contact us: emma.liberati(at)rivernet.org / 04 71 05 57 88
The European Open Rivers Programme is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for project submissions for dam removal preparatory and demolition projects that fall under grant categories A and B. The EoI must be submitted online via the programme’s Grant Management System by 17:00 CET on 8th July 2022.
For more information about the application eligibility criteria, grant types, application process and guidelines, and how applications will be assessed, please visit our Application Resources webpage.
ERN (European Rivers Network) is coordinating and supporting all applys from France and french speaking regions. Contact us : contact@erninfo.net
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