European Rivers Network, the French Agency for Biodiversity, the national french Federation for Fishing, Dam Removal Europe and the INRA announce the international conference on dam removal and renaturation of the Sélune river, from 24th to 26 September, 2019 in Brittany and Normandy (Mont Saint Michel). The Sélune, coastal river, considered as the 3rd river […]
Patagonia’s new documentary “Artifishal” denounces intensive salmon farming in northern European aquaculture farms. It shows the consequences of these farms for our wild fish and our rivers. Patagonia invite you to sign their online petition supported by North Atlantic Salmon Fund Iceland Redd Villaksen – Norwegian Wild Salmon Alliance, Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland, Salmon Watch […]
Public consultation ended yesterday 12 March and #protectwater campaign managed to mobilise 375,386 people from across Europe and beyond to stand up for our strong EU water law! Citizens have spoken up loud and clear in numbers that neither the European Commission nor Member States can turn a blind eye to Our deepest thanks and […]
25 februar 2019 EU Commission’s latest report on its implementation, published today, paints a bleak picture. Despite the EU’s strong water legislation, Europe’s rivers are suffering. Although some progress has been made, Member States are not on track to bring Europe’s rivers, lakes, wetlands, streams, groundwater, transitional and coastal waters to good health by 2027. The report […]
3 videos presenting the planned progress of the work (2019-2021) are online on the ERN website and the collaborative website of the New Poutès. In 2019 the upper parts of the 3 gates will be dismantled and the exit of the fish elevator will be lowered to coincide with the new height of water in […]
Good News : The paper drafted by a group of government officials was NOT endorsed at the Water Directors’ meeting November the 29!! This document included a series of proposed changes to the WFD which, if ever put into effect, would constitute a significant weakening of the legislation. The letter sent to Water Directors on […]
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 […]
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… […]
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 […]
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 […]
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