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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
Posted in Austria, biodiversity, Conservation, Croatia, culture, ecoregion, fish, flora and fauna, governance, heritage, Hungary, Serbia, slovenia, The Danube River, tourism, tributary of the danube river, Water, wetland, world water
Tagged Asamer Holding Company, beavers, black stork, EuroNatur, Jim Leape, little tern, Martin Schneider-Jacoby, MAVA Foundation, Mr Günter Liebel, Mr Jasen Mesić, Mr Oliver Dulić, Mr Roko Žarnić, Mr Sándor Fazekas, Mura-Drava-Danube Bioreserve, otters, sturgeons, The Coca Cola Company, The Drava River, The Mura River, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Wild Heart of Europe Award, WWF International Director General
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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
Posted in agriculture, Conservation, culture, danube delta, flora and fauna, heritage, romania, The Danube River, wetland
Tagged crop, Delta Stuf Production, harvest, Lake Sinoe, Octavian Popa, reeds, roofing, thatch
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Priority area coordinators for EU Danube Region Strategy announced
ENPI The European Commission has revealed which countries and regions will lead priority areas of cooperation under the EU’s Strategy for the Danube Region. A Commission press release said the announcement pinpointing the ‘priority area coordinators’, including Moldova and Ukraine, … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, biodiversity, bosnia, bulgaria, Conservation, Croatia, culture, czech republic, Germany, governance, heritage, Hungary, montenegro, romania, Serbia, slovakia, slovenia, The Danube River, tourism, transportation, Travel, world water
Tagged Commissioner for Regional Policy, education, information technologies, Johannes Hahn, organised crime, research capacity, The Danube Strategy
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Hungary Lays Out Strategy As it Takes Over EU Presidency
VOA The Danube river flows not just through Budapest, but also three other national capitals - more than any other in the world. Now Hungary, which takes over the European Union’s presidency on New Year’s Day, wants money to flow … Continue reading
Bulgarian Police Seize Aphrodite Statue from Archaeology Criminals
Novinite Bulgarian police have shattered a crime group trafficking archaeological finds, including breath-taking items such as 2-meter marble statue of Aphrodite. The organized crime group carried out illegal archaeological digs at the ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus on the … Continue reading
Posted in bulgaria, Conservation, culture, heritage, social structures, The Danube River
Tagged Aphrodite, Asklepius, Constantin the Great, Emperor Constantine I, Gigen, goddess of love, Hygiea, illegal archaeological digs, largest river bridge in ancient times, Moesia, organised crime, Pleven District, Sucidava, Thracian tribe Triballi, trafficking of cultural heritage, Ulpia Oescus
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Romanians split over environmental impact of Danube delta’s wild horses
Mirel Bran for the Guardian Weekly The wild horses of the Danube delta are a unique sight in Europe but conservationists warn that they are a threat to the region’s forests and marshland The port of Tulcea in Romania gradually … Continue reading
Romania - Opening session of the Conference on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
ISRIA “The best way to harness the potential of the Danube region is to blend the current forms of institutionalized cooperation and partnerships among local communities. We need a public-private partnership with the civil society,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Danube, ecoregion, governance, romania, social structures, The Danube River, transportation, world water
Tagged coastal area, danube delta, danube region, minister of foreign affairs, plenary session, public private partnership, regional policy, riparian countries, riparian states, river delta, sustainable management
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Payment for Ecosystem Services Program
WWF Danube “Payments for ecosystem services”, also called payments for environmental services (or PES for short) is the name for a variety of arrangements through which the beneficiary of ecosystem services pay back the providers of those services. The ecosystem … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Conservation, ecoregion, governance, poverty, tourism
Tagged biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, conservation services, eco tourism, ecosystem services, forest conservation, global commons, payment scheme, PES, public revenues, tourist companies, watershed protection
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Biking along the Danube for biodiversity
WWF On May 22nd Pete, Andy and Will, environmental professionals and cycling enthusiasts from the UK, will begin an epic journey. Over 3 weeks they will cover nearly 3000 km, pass through 8 European countries, visit 4 capital cities and … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, ecoregion, governance, The Danube River, tourism, transportation, Travel
Tagged biodiversity hotspots, capital cities, communication exercise, countries and cultures, eco tourism, ecosystems, environmental professionals, epic journey, flood protection, global research, natural history museum, plants and animals, river danube, two wheels
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Living river – or transport canal?
WWF Danube Campaign Old-fashioned river engineering projects put forward by national governments and supported by the European Union could transform our living Danube into little more than a shipping canal. Over 1,000 km of the Danube could be artificially deepened, … Continue reading