As has been the case every year for the past 3 years, the large gates of the ‘New Poutès’ were opened in automn to allow the highly migratory fish free passage and a free access to the best spawning grounds. This year, 67 salmon from the Loire-Allier axis passed through the fish pass on the […]
Our society relies on clean and abundant water for drinking and sanitation, crop production, cooling down power plants, and manufacturing goods. However, mismanagement and accelerating climate change are making Europeans increasingly vulnerable to water pollution, water scarcity, and floodings. The EU has a role to play in ensuring Europeans are protected from these risks, that farmers […]
As we approach the opening of the ORP call for proposals on October 29, WFMF, WWF, and ERN will host a 1 hour expert masterclass on dam removal with French expert Stéphane Weil from CATER Calvados Orne Manche, France . He will present on the topic “: Restoring river continuity at a river or catchment […]
This September, thanks to the support of the European Rivers Network under the Open Rivers Programme, a number of river barrier removal projects are scheduled in France, in sub-basins of the Dordogne, Loire, Gave de Pau and Rhône (see details in the press release). After three years of implementation of the Open Rivers Programme, more […]
At the end of the summer of 2024, the Open Rivers Programme announced its support for three new projects proposed by ERN in collaboration with local partners: The town of Argelès-Gazost in the Hautes-Pyrénées will be able to count on the participation of the European Rivers Network and the financial support of the Open Rivers […]
The rivers were celebrated at 3pm on 14 July in over a hundred locations across Europe, mostly in fine weather. New registrations are still coming in. You can still label your event for 14 July or this weekend. More info
The importance of river restoration and free-flowing rivers (FFR) is increasingly recognized by European environmental policy. While the notion of free-flowing rivers is not yet defined in EU environmental legislation, the Commission’s interpretation is that free-flowing rivers are rivers that are not impaired by artificial barriers and are not disconnected from their floodplain, thus allowing […]
In early June, SOS Loire Vivante – ERN, in partnership with the OFB and INRAE, organised a webinar on the Sélune, attended by over 100 people from all over France. 4 scientists and researchers taking part in the “Sélune scientific programme” came to present their results one year after the end of work at the […]
Read EEB press release : Brussels/Luxembourg, 17 June 2024 Today, after a nail-biting last discussion, the EU Environmental Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), marking the last step for this long-awaited proposal to become law. This outcome is a huge win for Europe’s nature, climate action, citizens and future. Member States followed through […]
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