The Prefect of the Allier having rejected their appeal, 7 environmental associations supported by a large group of associations are taking legal action against the hydroelectric power plant project on the Allier at Vichy. They demand a thorough revision of the operating conditions to integrate environmental issues, in particular the safeguarding of migratory fish, especially […]
With climate change, the risk of flooding is changing. Raising awareness and transmitting the memory of the risk are essential to better live alongside living rivers. Through examples of cities in France and abroad, ERN proposes to review the situation on Tuesday, February 1, from 4 to 6 pm during a webinar. Detailed program […]
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 […]
WWF, ERN and the others members of the Living Rivers Europe coalition launched the second edition of their report, “The Final Sprint for Europe’s Rivers”, during the online launch event which took place on Tuesday, 26 October Will Europe’s river basins return to health by 2027? Time is running out to implement the Water Framework […]
On September 29th, on the almost finished construction site of the new dam of Poutès (Allier), the installed gates were lifted for the 1st time, just in time for the arrival of the salmons! Ideal conditions for a free circulation of migratory fish and sediments… The beginning of the hydroelectric production is planned for Spring […]
While considerable efforts have been made by the State, local authorities, associations and citizens to safeguard the species, the Prefect of the Allier has just authorized the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Vichy dam, definitively condemning the possibilities of the re-conquest of the ALLIER by the salmon and directly threatening its survival. […]
Photo : Maida Bilal received the award on behalf of the all the brave women of Kruščica. © Goldman Prize ++ River defenders from Bosnia and Herzegovina win the Goldman Environmental Prize ++ For the second time in the past three years an activist has received this prestigious award for campaigning against hydropower in the […]
Indeed, from July 5 to 11, Dam Removal Europe joins the Big Jump with its crowdfunding action in favor of dam removal projects. This year, the theme of the Big Jump is “Free Rivers”. This means that the Big Jump is dedicated to the removal of dams and other obstacles on rivers across Europe, in […]
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