Monthly Archives: March 2011

World’s first five country protected area to conserve “Europe’s Amazon”

WWF Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia today signed a historic declaration to establish a trans-boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to protect their shared nature and wildlife along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers, “Europe’s Amazon”. The declaration - signed during … Continue reading

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Danube delta reed: new ‘in’ roofing for luxury homes

AFP by way of The Independent Vast stretches of golden reed wave in the wind down the Danube River to the Black Sea, where it is harvested every winter as the new “in” roofing to cover luxury homes across Europe. … Continue reading

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Explore the Danube

Find right here inspiring, informative and exciting teaching material about a very special European river: the Danube. The world’s great rivers are unique: they tie together peoples and civilisations, and they encourage communication and discussion. They have inspired mankind from … Continue reading

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Danube Cultural Cluster

In collaboration with many partners from the Danube region the Collegium Hungaricum (the Hungarian Cultural Institute) encourages the foundation of a cultural cluster in the Danube area (Danube Cultural Cluster) within the framework of the Danube Strategy. This cluster is … Continue reading

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