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New report: hydropower subsidies wreak environmental havoc and line influential pockets in the Western Balkans
Disproportionate public subsidies for small hydropower in the Western Balkans have resulted in widespread environmental damage and have benefited wealthy business people close to or part of the region’s governments, with little benefit for electricity generation, finds a new study released today by CEE Bankwatch Network.
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Bridge blocked - river saved - honoured with EuroNatur Award
++ EuroNatur Award 2019 goes to the “brave women of Kruščica" ++ Bridge occupied for over 500 days to block construction of hydropower plants ++ Award ceremony on 10 October 2019 on Mainau Island ++
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EU-Commission urged to protect Europe's last natural forests from illegal logging
Environmental organisations EuroNatur, Agent Green and ClientEarth have advanced their fight against illegal logging of old-growth and primeval forests in Romania by filing a complaint against the country’s authorities to the European Commission.
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Remembering, reviewing and looking ahead: 30 years breakdown of the Iron Curtain
Impulse for a big project: European Green Belt should become UNESCO-world heritage
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Power lines: Fatal for migratory birds
++ Autumn migration has begun ++ Overhead powerlines cause the death of millions of migratory birds worldwide ++ International campaign to protect migratory birds starts its second phase ++
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“Brave Women of Kruščica” honoured for river protection
++ River conservationists from Bosnia-Herzegovina receive EuroNatur Award 2019 ++ Energy companies want to exploit the last wild rivers of Europe, but resistance among the people is mounting ++
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Spectacular climbing action shines spotlight on need to protect primary forests in the Romanian Carpathians
Protest against destruction of UNESCO World Heritage Site by road construction and logging in Romania
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Wave of protest against Balkan dam building frenzy
++ First ever international action weeks for Balkan rivers ++ People took to the streets in many countries of the Balkan region ++ They protested against the destruction of the last wild river landscapes in Europe ++
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Romania rebuked for insufficiently protecting the World Heritage ‘Beech Forests’
++ World Heritage Committee criticises management of primeval beech forests in Romania ++ Committee’s appraisal applies to the World Heritage property as a whole, including its German parts ++
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Stage victory for nature conservation: Ulcinj Salina becomes Nature Park
++ Saltern in Montenegro finally receives protection ++ EuroNatur Foundation has been fighting 15 years for this important migratory bird area ++
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