Video: We for the Living Kamp

May 02, 2022 /

On April 30, many people met in the middle Kamp Valley near Rosenburg to explore it and to demand its protection. On the old dam of the Rosenburg power plant, activists with canoes mounted a large banner demanding the opening of the dam and the liberation of the river. In the video Ulrich Eichelmann, Oliver Lehmann, Doris Knecht, Stefan Glaser und Werner Gamerith explain why they advocate the preservation or restoration of the living, free-flowing Kamp river.

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With a removalof the Rosenburg powerplant and further restoration downstream, the Kamp can once again become a paradise for many endangered species © Matthias Schickhofer

Nature conservation organizations demand restoration of the Kamp Valley

May 02, 2022 /

The aging Rosenburg power plant has long been a thorn in the side of conservationists. Now, according to plans of the energy company EVN, it is to be replaced by a larger power plant - with massive ecological consequences for the entire Kamp Valley. The "Kamp Days" therefore focus on the demand for a restoration and a complete removal of the existing powerplant.

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Invitation: Kamp Days, April 29-30

Apr 14, 2022 /

For years we have been committed to the Kamp, one of the most important rivers in Austria. Therefore, we are happy to invite you to the Kamp Days on April 29-30! This free symposium with local and international experts in Rosenburg, Lower Austria will focus on the future of the Kamp, on river restoration, dam removal, and on the question of how livable the river and the valley should be in the future.

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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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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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Video: Vjosa National Park Now - Global Tour

Nov 17, 2021 /

For the past eight months, river activists from around the world demanded a Vjosa National Park Now. There have been 23 visual actions across 13 countries in the middle of cities, national parks, in front of national monuments or in special natural places.

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