Photo : Copyright Luka Tomac (Art) and Flying Pangolin Film This post comes from the web site Riverwatch ++ 250 people attend Summit to save Europe’s rivers and stop the damming ++ Participants call upon EU and Heads of State to stop funding hydropower ++ Sarajevo, September 30th, 2018. Between September 27th and 29th, Sarajevo […]
Photo : Beaver Creek, in Alaska © Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management This post is an extract from the web site Wild and Scenic Rivers In the days of fur trappers and pioneers, free-flowing rivers were the lifeblood of commerce, transportation and fisheries across America. Today, they are critical yet often-overlooked sources […]
Copy from a post by the team of Riverwatch ++ The women left the bridge after more than 500 days and nights ++ On December 14th 2018, the people of Kruščica in Bosnia and Herzegovina won a crucial court case against two hydropower projects that were planned on their little river. The court stopped all […]
Bringing life back to Europe’s waters: The EU water law in action The WFD is one of the most ambitious, holistic pieces of EU environmental legislation ever to pass. The report by WWF, EEB, the European Anglers Alliance and European Rivers Network shows, where political will exists, the WFD provides an effective framework for addressing […]
In 2016 ERN and WWF, World Fish Migration Fundation Rewilding Europe, River trust founded Dam Removal Europe (DRE) coalition and project. This project aim to promote the idea of dam removal through Europe by creating a community of people, organizations and governments that are committed to giving more space to the European rivers by eliminating […]
Patagonia announced it has an additional $10 million in profits on its books for 2018 as a result of Trump’s “irresponsible tax cut” last year. Patagonia said it would give $10 million to grassroot groups fighting climate change, including organizations that work in regenerative organic agriculture to help reverse global warming. more info on https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2018/11/29/patagonias-billionaire-founder-to-give-away-the-millions-his-company-saved-thanks-to-tax-cuts/#179b2f041d6f
In all countries of the Middle East, water is a rare resource. Geo-political conflicts, lack of transboundary river management, acceleration of global warming … All this increases and crystallizes tensions and conflicts over access to water resources. For Fadi Georges Comair, water diplomate, « hydro-diplomacy » could be a solution for these countries to manage their water […]
Registration for World Fish Migration Day May 16th 2020 is officially open! And this time it’s all about LOVE! Fish migrate for love (spawning ground), we travel for love: visiting friends, family, nature! We want move and travel without obstacle, and why not fishes? Last year 570 worldwide events were organized! Objective is now to […]
The #ProtectWater campaign has helped to reach 200,000 signatures in Europe (read more). THANKS to all of you who signed! Let’s continue …. Spread the information around you to reach 300,000 signatures ! #ProtectWater : 200,000 signatures !! MERCI ! from European Rivers Network on Vimeo.
90 people came to exchange Friday, November 9 in the prestigious hall of the great gallery of evolution at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris at the invitation of ERN France. A wide variety of institutional actors, associations, researchers, managers, … to try to better understand the many interactions between floods and biodiversity. […]
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