From Thursday 30 November to Friday 1 December, the ERN team travelled down the Rhine to see the progress of the fish passes under construction at the Marckholsheim and Rhinau sites. These projects, managed by EDF, represent an investment of several tens of millions of euros to protect the Rhine’s large migratory species. The two […]
France presents its new strategy for preserving and restoring biodiversity. The aim of the National Biodiversity Strategy 2030 is to halt and then reverse the loss of biodiversity. It gives concrete expression to France’s commitment by proposing 40 specific measures in 4 axis: 1: Reduce the pressures on biodiversity 2: Restore degraded biodiversity wherever possible […]
72 projects supported by the Open Rivers programme throughout Europe and a new call for projects underway At the beginning of November 2023, the Open Rivers Programme* launched a new call for projects to provide financial support for the removal of weirs and dams. Applications can be sent in until 8 December. After two years […]
On 26 October, a coalition of six NGOs grouped under the umbrella of Living Rivers Europe published a position paper calling for a more resilient Europe. Read press release from WWF : “Six NGOs call for a new EU Climate and Water Resilience Law to address the climate and water crises” A coalition of six […]
In February, around a hundred NGOs co-signed Living Rivers Europe’s letter to the European Commission calling on EU decision-makers to protect Europe’s rivers from the deployment of new hydropower plants. The Commission’s response, received on 4 May 2023, contains several erroneous statements about the role of hydropower in the deployment of renewable energies in Europe. […]
The salmo salar – extinction or restoration? We need a shared roadmap! Salmon is in decline in France, as is biodiversity in general. Migration statistics are clear: fewer and fewer migratory fish are reaching their best spawning grounds, particularly those on long rivers, such as the Loire-Allier axis…. All hope is not yet lost, however, […]
The Nature Restoration Law, which sets targets for the restoration of lands and marine areas, is a key text for the European Green Deal. Already under threat in the Environment Commission at the end of June, the parliamentary vote in Strasbourg was awaited. On Wednesday 12 July, MEPs voted against the motion for rejection tabled by […]
After 6 days of walking and 2 days of canoeing, the citizens’ walk for the fair sharing of water resources came to an end on Sunday 9 July after the Big Jump. The forty or so walkers who took part between 1 and 9 July discovered all the facilities that make up the Montpezat hydroelectric […]
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