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 of 3 endangered beautyfull rivers.
Please read our Pressrelease 10.022017 .- in french more information on the 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 inly)
more information (in french only) :
ERN France
ERN is the official WWF Freshwater Partner in France and cooperates with WWF Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands and others
