The Loire-Allier basin is one of the main migration routes for wild Atlantic salmon. NGOs have been working for more than 30 years to protect and restore ecological continuity on this axis. Several successes have been achieved. Large dams have been removed (e.g. Maison-Rouge, Saint-Etienne-de-vigan), the Poutès dam is being completely restructured (partial removal) to reduce […]
ACT NOW !! July 21 will mark the 1,000th day since the launch of the independent review of our water legislation the Water Framework Directive. From now until the beginning of July, European citizens, through the “Protectwater” campaign, are called upon to mobilise once again with the Commission to stop an endless debate on possible […]
Since March, and in view of the health crisis, the Vezins works carried out by the DDTM 50 has been at a standstill. Only the central pier and the foundations remain today. With some delay, the work will resume until September so that the Sélune can finally be reopened. On the La Roche-qui-boit dam downstream, […]
On Wednesday 20 May, Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal, and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius unveiled the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Linked to the Green Deal, this strategy aims to halt the loss of terrestrial, lake and marine biodiversity. Within this framework, strong announcements concern rivers and the restoration of ecological continuity. In […]
23 large companies taking a stand for the EU water law & calling on the EU to uphold it ! Fantastic ! We hope EU Commission will bear this in mind as it finalises its #BiodiversityStrategy. Euractiv published the announcement of this statement made this morning. The statement is available on Coca-Cola’s website. “DON’T WATER […]
In light of the difficult situation facing us all at the moment, the #WorldFishMigrationDay Team has decided to postpone the big official celebration from May 16th to October 24th 2020. We see this as is our chance to #gowiththeflow and an opportunity to get creative! In consideration of the uncertainty of this situation, we encourage […]
During the last Environment council meeting March the 5th, 4 Member states (AU, DK, FR, and GR) clearly asked for no revision to the directive and 5 Member states (DE, ES, FI, IT, CY) made supportive statements to the fitness check conclusions & expressed the need for better implementation. This is good news for rivers, and […]
Prior to the exchange of views between Ministers on the evaluation of water legislation at the meeting of the Council (Environment) on 5 March 2020 in Bruxelles , European citizens are calling their Minister of the Environment. They ask to commit to a strong application of water legislation and to mainten the Directive in its […]
Prior to the exchange of views between Ministers on the evaluation of water legislation at the meeting of the Council (Environment) on 5 March 2020, we would like to call Ministries attention on the importance of the follow-up of this evaluation for securing healthy freshwater resources in Europe. We kindly encourage Ministers to come together with […]
The French Agency for Biodiversity has just published its latest issue : – Effacement de barrages, Quand la Sélune reprend son cours, – 24 au 26 septembre 2019, Les Rencontres, OFB, n°70, déc.2019, french – Dam removal: The Sélune River free to run – 24 to 26 september 2019, Les Rencontres, OFB, n°70, déc.2019, english This […]
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