Open Rivers

How do you characterise a Free Flowing Rivers?

The importance of river restoration and free-flowing rivers (FFR)…

the EU Environmental Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL)

Read EEB press release : Brussels/Luxembourg, 17 June 2024 Today,…

World Migratory Fish Day: Watch and share our videos

To mark World Migratory Fish Day on Saturday 25 May, ERN-SOS…

A new report from WWF France warns of the decline in biodiversity in French rivers

Every two years, the WWF publishes a report measuring the…

81% average decline in migratory fish populations since 1970

The new Living Planet Index (LPI) report on migratory freshwater…

The Dam Removal Award 2023 returns to Portugal

The Free Flow conference organised by the World Fish Migration…
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Open Rivers Programme selects a new project submitted by ERN

Following the successful removal of 4 weirs on the Tardoire in…

Coming soon: Advocacy videos for ecological continuity

With the support of the OFB as part of the Mobbiodiv call for…

Screening & discussion of the film “La Rivière” at Ciné Dyke

ERN-SOS Loire Vivante is organising, with Ciné-Dyke…

The removal of the Urrutienea dam in France, finalist in the European prize for the removal of dams 2023, votes are open

The removal of the Urrutienea dam on the River Nivelle in France…
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Open letter: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

The 🇪🇺 has dropped an essential plan to make Europe more…

Adoption of the European Nature Restauration Law

We have some very good news from Brussels. The European Nature…

Protest on the Albanian Shushica River: Vjosa National Park in danger

++ An entire valley stands up against the diversion of its water:…
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Open Rivers Programme call open and helpdesk support

the Open Rivers Programme call will be opening shortly, on…

Historic milestone for rivers: Emptying of the Iron Gate dam on the Klamath River to prepare its removal

The largest dam removal and river restoration project in the…

Our 2023-2024 webinars are online: flood risk, ecological continuity, hydric stress, etc.

With between 70 and 90 people registered for each webinar, SOS…

Salmon Comeback Rhine: Visit to the fish pass construction site

From Thursday 30 November to Friday 1 December, the ERN team…
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Open Rivers Programme continues to support projects in France and across Europe

72 projects supported by the Open Rivers programme throughout…