Entries by Corinne Ronot

WFD “Fitness check” : Living Rivers Europe writes to Water Directors

Living Rivers Europe coaltion (European Anglers Alliance, EEB, ERN, Wetlands International et WWF) sent to the Water Directors, before the meeting in Vienna 29 and 30 November, a letter to express there grave concerns over the process and the  content of the work of the Consultation Group on the future of the Water Framework Directive […]

Rivernews France from November 2018 is published

Read the Rivernews France November 2018 (french only) Contents : Notre Directive-Cadre sur l’Eau est menacée ! Continuité écologique : Pays-Bas 1 / France 0 Le Prix EuroNatur 2018 attribué à … La Métropole du Grand Paris adopte le Big Jump ! Effacement sur la Sélune, Abaissement sur l’Allier L’Eau vous consulte : Donnez votre avis ! En bref… […]

Water Framework Directive fitness check : the threat of weakening the law becomes real

The #ProtectWater campaign call exceeded 100,000 signatures in less than a month. Congratulation !! But that’s not enough for the European Commission! The announced threat of a weakening of the Framework Directive is coming to fruition. Member States have been preparing a paper on the future of the WFD which is explicit on the need […]

#ProtectWater : 100 000 signatures and new visuals

The #ProtectWater campaign call exceeded 100,000 signatures in less than a month. Congratulation !! But it is not enough ! For the second phase of the campaign, we launched new visuals to engage the public. The threat of seeing our emblematic species disappear if the WFD is changed or weakened is the theme for the […]

Launch of the « ProtectWater » campaign

European rivers and lakes are under attack ! Act now to protect them ! Participate in the European Commission’s public consultation ! This is the appeal of the online campaign #ProtectWater, lunched today by WWF, the European Environmental Bureau, European Anglers Alliance, European Rivers Network and Wetlands International, who together form the Living Rivers Europe […]

New report : Bringing life back to Europe’s waters, the EU water law in action (LRE/ERN)

The WFD is one of the most ambitious, holistic pieces of EU environmental legislation ever to pass. The new 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 the main pressures facing rivers, lakes, wetlands, streams and groundwater. This […]

Save the Blue Heart of Europe : Another victory for the “Brave Women of Kruščica”

 ++ Women block bridge in Bosnia-Herzegovina for over a year to protect their river ++ New attempt by the investor to vacate the bridge has been successfully fended off ++ Documentary on resistance against dams in the Balkans now available on iTunes ++   Press release from “Blue Heart” campaign, Riverwatch, EuroNatur Kruščica, Vienna, Radolfzell, […]

EuroNatur Award 2018 goes to Roberto Epple, ERN founder & chairman

Press release from EuroNatur 4 july 2018 2018 EuroNatur Award goes to Roberto Epple, founding President of the European Rivers Network, he has devoted himself for decades to the wild rivers of Europe. Hydroelectric dams downgrade living river landscapes into a string of species-poor reservoirs. This trend has been resisted with body and soul by […]

Congratulations : nice BIG JUMPs accross Europe !

160 Big Jump in 18 countries ! Congratulations ! United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey and Israel were there ! Thank you very much ! See pictures from few BIG JUMP in our Facebook « Big Jump For Rivers » Next Big Jump is […]