Science week at the Vjosa tributaries
++ 35 scientists from Austria, Albania, Italy and Germany assess the two major Vjosa tributaries for a week ++ Data will be used to fight planned hydropower projects in Albanian court ++
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Plans for Kalivaç dam finally shelved
Great news for the Albanian Vjosa: The Kalivaç dam, which for many years hovered like a sword of Damocles over Europe's last great wild river, will not now be built.
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Missed opportunities for biodiversity conservation
In the context of the EU’s recovery programmes, EuroNatur and Bankwatch, together with national partners, have published a report on the biodiversity efforts of ten governments from Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the report is to provide an outline of biodiversity in the countries studied and to highlight the urgent need for biodiversity conservation measures.
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EuroNatur Opens Subsidiary in Brussels
With a new subsidiary in Brussels, EuroNatur repositions itself after closing its office for nature conservation policy in Rheinbach near Bonn.
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Cinereous vulture shot dead in Hungary
A cinereous vulture shot down in Hungary was part of the Bulgarian reintroduction programme supported by EuroNatur. This is a painful blow for the project.
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EU funds for the destruction of nature?
For years, EuroNatur and its partner organisations have been fighting against the controversial Mokrice hydropower plant on the Sava River. The Slovenian government is now trying to finance the construction through the backdoor of the EU recovery funds.
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Bird paradise in Albania threatened by construction of an airport
++ An airport is to be built in the Narta Lagoon on the Adriatic ++ A stopover site of major international importance for migratory water birds ++ 8th May is World Migratory Bird Day ++
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Pressure continues for a Vjosa National Park as new government forms in Albania
The election may be over, but the fight for the Vjosa is not.
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Webinar on legal instruments for river protection
In order to accelerate the development of hydropower in Europe, mandatory legal procedures and environmental impact assessment requirements are often circumvented or incorrectly implemented. International law and EU environmental regulations are therefore important tools for preventing the construction of new hydropower plants.
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Even one dam can destroy the river
A recently published study summarises the value of the Vjosa River system as one of the few remaining reference sites for dynamic floodplains in Europe on the one hand, and reveals the detrimental effects dams could have on the river system on the other: Only one dam will significantly destroy the ecological continuum of a pristine river.
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