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Vjosa Forever Concert in Tepelena unites musicians in support of a Vjosa National Park

Jun 09, 2022 /

On June 4th, well-known artists from Albanian and abroad performed at the "Vjosa Forever" concert in Tepelena in support of the #VjosaNationalParkNow campaign: At the concert, organized by Blue Heart partner EcoAlbania, hundreds of supporters filled the Lord Byron square in Tepelena and enjoyed the electrifying performances of the #ArtistsForVjosa

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World Water Day 2022 - Groundwater: The Liver of our Rivers

Mar 22, 2022 /

The theme of this year’s World Water Day is “making the invisible visible” with a special emphasis on the importance of groundwater. Groundwater is quantitatively the most important freshwater resource as there is 100 times more groundwater than surface water. In fact, it is where we source most of our fresh drinking water.

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The Bosna rapids at Janjici will not be submerged in a dam reservoir. The habitat for Huchen and other species will be preserved. © Robert Oroz

Major blow to Bosnia hydropower project as Germany’s KfW drops financing plans

Jan 28, 2022 /

The German development bank KfW has today confirmed that it has dropped plans to finance the controversial Janjići hydropower plant on the river Bosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The plant would entail a 16 m high dam and would flood a picturesque section of the river with a series of rapids upstream from Zenica.

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Solar panels installed in Kutë © Christiane Schmidt

Solar in Kutë: The first community project in Albania for the production of solar energy starts

Dec 06, 2021 /

After a fundraising campaign, solar panels are installed on the rooftops of public buildings and streets of Kutë village on the Vjosa in Albania as an alternative to hydropower plants for the benefit of the local community and environment

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Several hydropower plants are planned on the upper Neretva © Amel Emric

Bern Convention targets crimes against nature in the Balkans

Dec 03, 2021 /

At the urging of nature conservation organizations, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention took another look at various projects in the Balkans at its most recent meeting. These include an airport in the middle of the Narta Lagoon in the Vjosa delta in Albania or a series of hydropower plants along the Neretva in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Ulrich Eichelmann and Shpreas Loshaj in a Kelkos pipe © Riverwatch

Open Letter to Kosovar minister in regards to Kelkos/Kelag

Nov 30, 2021 /

After the Kosovar Minister for Environment verbally attacked activist Shpresa Loshaj and presented Riverwatch's role in a skewed way in a recent interview about the Kelkos case in the TV Program “Rubikon” on November 25th, we felt compelled to rectify our position in an open letter to the Minister:

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The destroyed river Lumbardhi in the National Park. © Shpresa Loshaj

Riverwatch against re-opening of Kelag/Kelkos HPPs in Kosovo: more assessments needed

Nov 23, 2021 /

The Kosovar Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure informed the public via Facebook about the presentation of a concept for the area Zalli I Rupes. In this post, Riverwatch is mentioned and it might give the impression, that Riverwatch has been part of a process towards re-opening of the hydropower plants in the region and that we have given a “green light” for this. This is not the case.

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Andreja Slameršek receives the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Award 2021 © Tatjana Simeth

Tireless defender of free-flowing rivers receives award for nature conservation

Nov 11, 2021 /

Today biologist Slameršek was awarded the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Prize 2021 for her outstanding commitment to nature of European value. This prize is awarded annually and is endowed with 20,000 Euros – financed by the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Fund of the Schweisfurth Foundation.

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PETITION: Vjosa National Park, the only way to save Vjosa

Oct 25, 2021 /

After a decade of efforts to protect the Vjosa River in Albania, this petition will gather the voices of all supporters and demand an action that will make a real change: Proclaiming Vjosa as a National Park. Sign the petition and share it with your friends so that we join our efforts to protect what nature took centuries to create.

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The Belaja power plant is one of the three KELKOS hydropower plants that must be taken off the grid pending final legal clarification. © Ulrich Eichelmann/Riverwatch.

Kosovo Supreme Court: Controversial KELAG power plants must be taken off the grid

Oct 18, 2021 /

Last week, Kosovo's Supreme Court ruled that three KELKOS hydropower plants near the village of Deçan must be shut down pending a final court decision. Moreover, KELAG withdraws complaint against two activists.

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Rivers unite, dams divide

Vjosa Forever Concert in Tepelena unites musicians in support of a Vjosa National Park

World Water Day 2022 - Groundwater: The Liver of our Rivers

Major blow to Bosnia hydropower project as Germany’s KfW drops financing plans

Solar in Kutë: The first community project in Albania for the production of solar energy starts

Bern Convention targets crimes against nature in the Balkans

Open Letter to Kosovar minister in regards to Kelkos/Kelag

Riverwatch against re-opening of Kelag/Kelkos HPPs in Kosovo: more assessments needed

Tireless defender of free-flowing rivers receives award for nature conservation

PETITION: Vjosa National Park, the only way to save Vjosa

Kosovo Supreme Court: Controversial KELAG power plants must be taken off the grid

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