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  • November 2019

Europe’s rivers are damned by dams: Plans for more than 8,700 new hydropower plants

Nov 27, 2019 /

The first pan-European inventory of existing and planned hydropower plants shows the immense pressure on rivers throughout the continent. In addition to the 21,387 existing hydropower plants, another 8,785 are planned, mainly in the Alps and the Balkans. Devastating impacts on biodiversity and society are to be expected.

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Leonardo DiCaprio raises his voice for Vjosa

Nov 11, 2019 /

The most prominent support for the Vjosa: Leonardo DiCaprio raises awareness about Europe's last wild river - the Vjosa - and the threat she is facing on his Instagram! "This is one of Europe’s last wild rivers. But for how long?⁠", he writes. He also points to the negative impacts of hydropower and to the important ecosystem serices healthy rivers provide

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