Following the successful removal of 4 weirs on the Tardoire in 2023, ERN will have the pleasure of supporting, as part of the Open Rivers programme, the removal of the Pont de Rhodes weir being carried out by the Syndicat Mixte de la Dordogne Moyenne et de la Cère Aval, on the Ressegue, a sub-tributary […]
487 dams and weirs to be removed in 15 European countries by 2023 Dam Removal Europe published its report on progress in removing river barriers in Europe in 2023 on 15 April. 487 barriers were removed in 15 European countries in 2023, an increase of 50% on last year’s figure. These initiatives have enabled more […]
With the support of the OFB as part of the Mobbiodiv call for projects, ERN will shortly be publishing a documentary on the restoration of ecological continuity in France from 1997 to the present day. Entitled “Pour une fois qu’il faut laisser couler”, the 3-part film traces the history of the major events and projects […]
ERN-SOS Loire Vivante is organising, with Ciné-Dyke in Le Puy en Velay, a screening of the film “La Rivière” on Friday 29 March 2024 at 6pm, tickets at cinema rate. In this documentary of great aesthetic and human interest, winner of the Prix Jean Vigo 2023, Dominique Marchais films the rivers of the Pyrenees, from […]
The removal of the Urrutienea dam on the River Nivelle in France has been selected to compete for the European prize for the removal of dams. 3 projects have been shortlisted: “Removal of the Urrutienea dam on the River Nivelle in France”, “Removal of the Garlogie dam in Scotland” and “Removal of the Vaqueiros weir […]
The 🇪🇺 has dropped an essential plan to make Europe more water resilient 🤯 Floods & droughts are worsening, we must be prepared! Today, 28 organisations, including NGOs, city networks, sustainable farmers, trade unions and professional associations, are calling on the @EUCommissionto put a nature-based EU Water Resilience Initiative back on the agenda before the […]
We have some very good news from Brussels. The European Nature Restauration Law has been adopted. The opposite was to be feared, as it had become one of the targets of farmers’ protests in the Member States. Farming unions had urged members of the parliament to support the agricultural sector by rejecting the text. Lawmakers […]
++ An entire valley stands up against the diversion of its water: On Saturday, 24 February, the mayors from the Shushica Valley gathered to protest the nature-destroying plans for the Shushica ++ Albanian government wants to divert the water from the Vjosa tributary ++ Vjosa National Park in danger after just one year ++ Press […]
the Open Rivers Programme call will be opening shortly, on 21 February. The call will be for barrier identification projects, preparation and demolition. Just a reminder that ORP have also extended the opportunity for public entities to apply. There are however restrictions to consider, including 50% co-funding. A DRE helpdesk is in place to support […]
The largest dam removal and river restoration project in the history of the United States is taking a major step toward the removal of all hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in northern California and southern Oregon. The drawdown (draining) of Iron Gate Reservoir began early January so that Iron Gate Dam can be removed […]
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