Entries by Roberto Epple

new leaflet : NO GO for micro hydro in french wild and scenic rivers

Only 1% of French river, mostly in national park, have a good statute of preservation, with a specific and endemic biodiversity. We need to save them from hydropower projects. This project causes too much damage on the rivers and do not participate to energetic transition.  ERN France – Wild Rivers publishes a brochure with examples […]

Salmon in the Alps

It’s not just possible, but was once reality. And could be again ! Read this great article in the Atlantic Salmon Journal, written by  Nathan Wilbur. Download the 3 page article in pdf  :  2017 04 – Atlantic Salmon – Rhine Subscribe the Atlantic Salmon Journal : www.asf.ca more information on the Salmon Comeback Campaign  […]

Rhine River : It was just a dream…

It was just a dream and a April Fool’s day trick. EDF is NOT demolishing the Vogelgrün Dam. The salmon must wait and the Salmoncomeback-Coalition has to strenghten its campaign for a free Rhine river . . . more information : www.salmoncomeback.org

Rhine River : EDF decides to demolish the Vogelgrün Hydro Power Station

Due to technical issues in making the Vogelgrün dam passable for fish and the current financial difficulties faced by EDF, a surprising decision has been made to demolish the power station. Usually well-informed sources have said the removal should be completed at the same time as the opening of the Haringsvliet in Holland, at the […]

Celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers March 14

Every year on March 14, thousands of people around the world lift their voices to celebrate the world’s rivers and those who struggle to protect them. The International Day of Action for Rivers is a day to celebrate victories such as dam removal and river restoration. It is a day to take to the streets, […]

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February

This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided outreach materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands. The Standing Committee of […]

Imminent decision to start (or not) the partial removal of the symbolic Poutès dam

The decision to start (or not) the works to dismantel partially the very symbolic Poutès dam should be communicated february 8. Last year EDF ( Electriciy de France, owner ) hast postboned the works. Our NGOs is expecting the start befor summer 2017. Read the pressrelease 2016 by ERN-SOS Loire Vivante and others (in french […]