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FREE-FLOWING FUTURE: DAM REMOVAL ACTIONS SURGE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
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Once lagging behind Southeastern Europe is now seeing growing…

Dam Removal Day: celebrate free flowing rivers: 2 new factsheets to understand dam and weir removals
"On Dam Removal Day, 8 October 2025, NGOs in France and Europe…

What events are planned for Dam Removal Day ?
On October 8th, Europe will come together to celebrate Dam Removal…

8 October is Dam Removal Day: register your events
8 October 2025 will mark the very first Dam Removal Day.
Across…

Open Rivers Programme : upcoming work in France and new call for applications starting 6 October
After the summer break, restoration work on the Laussonne (43),…

SAVE the DATE and REGISTRATION OPEN : Webinar on Open Rivers Programme : lessons learnt and best practices in Southeastern Europe
The next call for Open rivers Programme* applications is coming…

Dam removal report 2024 is available
A a glance :
542 obstacles removed in 2024 in 23 countries…

Tuesday, May 20 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.: ERN webinar “Learn more about the Open Rivers Programme” (in French).
The Open Rivers Programme continues to found barriers removal…

Open Rivers Programme : Open Rivers Programme: Two new projects selected in partnership with ERN and SMDMCA
The Open Rivers Programme continues to support the restoration…

The EEA report on the state of water bodies in Europe has just been published : Pollution, over-use and climate change threaten water resilience in Europe
Member States must urgently accelerate the implementation of…

Opening of the Poutès dam on Monday 7 October
As has been the case every year for the past 3 years, the large…
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Corinne Ronot2024-10-01 15:51:462025-04-16 18:06:17Work in progress on the Dordogne basin : Pont de Rhodes weir removal24 October : Expert Masterclass on Dam Removal : Register
As we approach the opening of the ORP call for proposals on October…

World Rivers Day, another step towards freeing our rivers
This September, thanks to the support of the European Rivers…

3 new projects selected by the Open Rivers Programme in France
At the end of the summer of 2024, the Open Rivers Programme announced…

How do you characterise a Free Flowing Rivers?
The importance of river restoration and free-flowing rivers (FFR)…

the EU Environmental Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL)
Read EEB press release :
Brussels/Luxembourg, 17 June 2024
Today,…

World Migratory Fish Day: Watch and share our videos
To mark World Migratory Fish Day on Saturday 25 May, ERN-SOS…

A new report from WWF France warns of the decline in biodiversity in French rivers
Every two years, the WWF publishes a report measuring the…

81% average decline in migratory fish populations since 1970
The new Living Planet Index (LPI) report on migratory freshwater…

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