Category Archives: flora and fauna

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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Croatian plan to turn rivers into channels results in protests to EU

WWF Zagreb, Croatia: Newly unveiled plans which would turn the Danube and Croatia’s other rivers into little more than regulated canals have been protested to the European Union by WWF, Croatian NGOs and EuroNatur. The plans, released by the Croatian … Continue reading

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Hungary’s toxic sludge reminiscent of 2000 Romania disaster – but much worse

Ariel Zirulnick, for Christian Science Monitor Hungary’s toxic sludge disaster recalls – and dwarfs – a 2000 spill of 4.6 million cubic feet of cyanide-tainted water in neighboring Romania. The largest, most dangerous environmental disaster in Hungary’s history is unfolding … Continue reading

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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

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