Vjosa near Tepelene © Christian Baumgartner

Vjosa Wild River National Park: vision, roadmap, and feasibility study

Jan 24, 2023 /

The feasibility study is the result of six months of extensive fieldwork and in-depth analysis by a team of over 30 experts in areas such as eco-tourism, geomorphology, ecology, planning and management of protected areas, sustainable financing of national parks, legislation, and social and environmental impact assessment.

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Next Webinar: Neretva Science Week Results

Jan 10, 2023 /

We invite you to join our next webinar on January 31st (6pm MET) to learn about the results of the 50 scientists that joined the Neretva Science Week in summer 2022 and how their science contributes to the protection of this highly intact river system.  Please REGISTER HERE to join this webinar. 

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Hydropower projects on Balkan Rivers: 2022 Update

Nov 02, 2022 /

Every two years, we analyse the situation of hydropower development in the Balkans. Since the last update of this kind in 2020, another 246 HPPs came into operation, leaving hundreds of kilometres of rivers and streams devastated. The good news: some positive signals have recently come from Bosnia and Hercegovina and Albania.

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"Freedom to the Rivers" concert on 11.11. in Banja Luka

Oct 31, 2022 /

The "Freedom to the Rivers" concert for the preservation of the rivers of the Balkans, featuring Partibrejkers and Darko Rundek & Team will take place on November 11, 20:00, in the Borik Sports Hall in Banja Luka. Free admission! The concert, which was postponed in September due to bad weather, is organized by Bosnian Blue Heart partner Center for the Environment within the framework of the campaign.

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The Shar Mountains in the border triangle of North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo is one of the most original mountain landscapes in Europe. The rivers are allowed to flow freely here. © Eko-svest

North Macedonian government revokes seven small hydropower plant concessions in Shar Planina National

Oct 13, 2022 /

Last week, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia made an extraordinary decision to revoke seven concessions for small hydropower plants in the newly proclaimed Shar Planina National Park. This monumental action strongly encourages NGOs' fight for free-flowing rivers and serves as a stepping stone to cancelling concessions for all small hydropower plants in Mavrovo National Park and other protected areas.

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The two young activists who have been targeted with the SLAPP case Sunčica Kovačević and Sara Tuševljak © Fondacije Atelje za društvene promjene - ACT

International protest against Belgian dam investor who threatens river activists in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Oct 12, 2022 /

Belgian-based company Green Invest and its subsidiary in BiH, BUK d.o.o filed defamation lawsuits against two young Bosnian female activists, who have spoken out publicly about the environmental impact of the hydropower plants on the Kasindolska river. Today, 140 organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, numerous  European countries and USA sent an open letter to the diplomatic representatives of Belgium and the Head of EU Delegation in BiH.

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