Tag Archives: rivers

The Sélune River Will Run Free at Last!

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Seppo

The international conference on dam removal and the restauration of the Sélune river, from 24th to 26 September, 2019 in Brittany and Normandy. (Rennes / Avranches – Mont Saint Michel).
Live drawings during the seminar 24.9.2019:
Claire-Cécile Garnier (Ministère de l’écologie – France) talked about French water legislation & ecological continuity.
Roberto Epple from European Rivers Network – […]

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Unsustainable industries are lobbying for devastating changes to the EU water law

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Seppo

Unsustainable industries, including industrial agriculture, hydropower, and coal mining, are lobbying for devastating changes to the EU water law – the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
The future of EU rivers: New paper exposes business lobbies’ wish list of destruction

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Easter Bunnies & Salmon Eggs

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Seppo

“Rivers have always provided fundamental and vital services for mankind and the environment. However, dams disrupt the natural functioning of rivers and can cause a wide-scale decline in fish and other river wildlife. For these reasons, it is necessary to remove these barriers to return rivers to their natural, free-flowing state.”
Dam Removal Europe

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Let the Rivers Run Free!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Seppo

I’s the International Day of Action for Rivers 2019!

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Restoration of Urban Longinoja Brook Wins Finnish Biodiversity Award

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Seppo

The Longinoja Creek restoration project

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