SAVE the DATE and REGISTRATION OPEN : Webinar on Open Rivers Programme : lessons learnt and best practices from dam removal projects in Southeastern Europe

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The next call for Open rivers Programme* applications is coming soon (from the 6th to the 31st of October 2025).

Need ideas and advice to prepare your projects and activities, or you just want to know more about Dam Removal in Southeastern Europe ?

Join our webinar on September 23, 2025 from 11:00 to 13:00 CEST. Organized by ERN and WWF NL, the webinar will highlight 3 successful projects completed and implemented in Eastern Europe.  We’ll have 3 presentations from different ORP grant categories. Speakers will present their project as well as lessons learnt and best practices, and it will be followed by a Q&A session :

Introduce, and moderate by Corinne Ronot ERN and Kerry Brink, WWF Nl

• Corina Gheorghiu from WWF Romania  : A1: Identification and Prioritisation : Creating dam removal opportunities in the Danube Gorges, Romania
• Matea Jarak from WWF Adria : A2: Pre-demolition : Paving the way for the removal of 8 dams in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
• Zoran Mateljak and Đorđe Stefanović from Udruga Dinarica Mostar : A3: Demolition : Nine barriers, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GBqXlSOeQZKO_YuY47vYiA

* The European Open Rivers Programme is a Dutch grant giving foundation funded by Arcadia. The foundation aims to restore endangered European rivers by supporting interventions that lead to the removal of small dams and the restoration of river flow and biodiversity.