France / Sélune River : Only 4 weeks after the demolition of the Roche qui boit dam and 2 years after Vezin’s demolition, a first salmon was already electronically located upstream of the construction sites !
Big Jump Sunday 10 july 3 pm (GMT+ 2)
Last CALL
Dear Big Jump organisers and friends,
In past years you all have organised and participated in our successful Big Jump movement. Some of you have even registered for this year’s event. Organisers from 10 countrys has allready registered ober 75 Big Jumps.
As you know, this year’s Big Jump is Free Flowing Rivers themed and it will witness hundreds of jumps in the river to raise the voice against dams and other barriers in our streams The event will also see the first ever European Dam Removal Simultaneous Action – July 5th to 11th (crowd funding).
Please join us, register your Big Jump event, jump, donate and spread the word to help us raise the profile of dam removal as a key restoration measure !
HELLO Romania, Greece, Austria,Bosnia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Turkey,Ukraine, Russia (yes both), Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland and others . . , NO Big Jump this year ?
In order to avoid problems with Corona virus you can organise small events even family or individual Jumps, swim events or just meetings to informe citizens
> Register your Big Jump event for sunday 10 july 3pm: www.bigjump.org
After registration we will send them further information for your communication and media work
Good Jump
Roberto Epple, President Europran Rivers Network
Founder of the Big Jump Mouvement
The study relating to the research and development contract on the ecosystem services of wild rivers in connection with the ecological label “Site Rivières Sauvages” carried out by the Office Français de Biodiversité (OFB) in partnership with ERN France, Association du Réseau Rivières Sauvages and Cerema is being finalised, one of the stages of which was the holding of a restitution seminar in the form of a webinar, remotely, on Tuesday 07/12/2021 from 9.30 am to 12 noon.
This webinar highlighted the main lessons learned on the technical and scientific, social, environmental, territorial and economic aspects of the so-called ecosystem services generated by rivers in very good ecological condition that have been awarded the “Wild Rivers Site” label.
The challenge in terms of research consisted in addressing the dynamics of the interdependence between an ecosystem and the stakeholders who benefit from it, in order to shed light on the modalities of an adapted sustainable management. The aim was to go beyond an approach based on the pure functionality of the ecosystem.
Three labelled watersheds were analysed: the Estéron (06), the Léguer (22), the Nant Bénin (73) following the study on the Taravo (2A) …
– The “La Roche qui boit” dam has been removed!
After many postponements, the second 17-metre high dam “La Roche qui boit” on the Sélune has been demolished. A 45-metre wide breach has already been opened to allow the flow of any floods. The remaining sides of the 120 m wide structure and the renaturation work should be completed by the end of 2022. After the demolition of the 37 m high Vezins dam two years ago, the ecological continuity of the historic salmon river Sélune is now restored after about 100 years. In the main river alone, more than 60 km are free and allow access to former spawning sites. Salmons could swim up the Sélune from the Baie Saint Michel during the next salmon migration, at the latest in spring 2023. Two castillons (salmon that have only spent one year at sea) have already been observed by specialists just downstream of the “Roche qui boit”. The campaign for a free Sélune led by associations including ERN, the French Fishing Federation, FNE and others will have lasted 20 years. A great success!
Copyright : ERN – Roberto Epple
This webinar presents the results of a study conducted on 3 watersheds labeled “Wild Rivers Site”. It highlights the main technical and scientific, social, environmental, territorial and economic lessons learned from the ecosystem services generated by rivers in very good ecological condition.
The research and development contract on the ecosystem services of wild rivers in connection with the ecological label “Site Wild Rivers” is carried out by the French Office of Biodiversity (FOB) in partnership with ERN France, Association du Réseau Rivières Sauvages and Cerema.
Following a first study of the ecosystem services of the Taravo watershed financed by the department of South Corsica, the related study, financed by the OFB, concerns 3 labeled watersheds: the Esteron (06), the Léguer (22) and the Nant-Bénin (73).
It has been followed by agents of territorial services and National Parks. It is in the process of being finalized, with this seminar being one of the stages.
To discover it, chapter by chapter in french only, go to: https://professionnels.ofb.fr/fr/node/1405
The record of ERN’s Q&R session in french is now available
Big Jump July 10 !
It’s that time again, in one month’s time on 10 July the Big Jump will take place all over Europe. Whether small or large, individual or group or big event, with swimming or not, all forms of celebrating our rivers are welcome. Please inform yourself and if possible register your project on our > Big Jump website.
The European Open Rivers Programme is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for project submissions for dam removal preparatory and demolition projects that fall under grant categories A and B. The EoI must be submitted online via the programme’s Grant Management System by 17:00 CET on 8th July 2022.
For more information about the application eligibility criteria, grant types, application process and guidelines, and how applications will be assessed, please visit our Application Resources webpage.
ERN (European Rivers Network) is coordinating and supporting all applys from France and french speaking regions. Contact us : contact@erninfo.net
Emma Haziza, hydrologist on France inter: “Everything that happens in our lives is found in our rivers”
Finally global information on water and rivers, far from the usual dogmatism and shortcuts … 22 exciting minutes that show without ambiguity that the 6th planetary limit is crossed: that of water with the degradation of its quality and shortages just about everywhere, including in France!
To see this interview again, click here !
Emma Haziza is not at her first interview, in 2020 she was already on France inter. Did you know that agricultural consumption can account for 80% of water use in France in summer? To know more about it, it’s here.
On the occasion of the World Migratory Fish Day on May 21, SOS Loire vivante and EDF invite you to explore this exemplary site.
After many years of partial leveling and reconfiguration work, the result of our struggle, the site is now finished. By opening two huge gates, it allows migratory fish to pass through for 3 months a year, the rest of the year the water is turbined while respecting a minimum flow of 5m3/s for the Allier between Poutès and Monistrol d’Allier.
Reserve your place as soon as possible
ERN France
ERN is the official WWF Freshwater Partner in France and cooperates with WWF Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands and others
