News
05 Mar 2010
EU Danube Strategy to promote basin-wide development
The EU’s initiative to develop a Danube Strategy can help bring together and implement existing policies and legislation to achieve a "green economy" in the Danube basin.
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17 Feb 2010
A decade on, lower Danube exceeds green corridor targets
A decade after four governments agreed to work together to establish a “green corridor” along the entire length of the Lower Danube River, Europe’s most ambitious wetland protection and restoration programme is well ahead of targets for creating protected areas. » Read more
16 Feb 2010
Danube management plan a big step forward
The official adoption of the Danube River Basin Management Plan marks an impoortant step for the management of the Danube, the most international river basin in the world.
09 Oct 2009
NGOs join forces to save a living Danube threatened by inland navigation plans
Ruse – The most prominent environmental NGOs active in the Danube basin stand united in their opposition to plans that aim at improving inland navigation at the expense of nature and local economies. On the occasion of an international workshop taking place on the banks of the Danube River in Ruse, Bulgaria, sponsored by WWF, the global conservation organisation, and IAD, the International Association for Danube Research, NGOs adopted their common position “Save the Danube as a lifeline! Steps towards sustainable navigation” and discussed with local and park authorities as well as scientists recent findings and how to cooperate further on the issue.
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16 Sep 2009
Croatia and Hungary to establish Europe´s largest river protected area - 20 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Croatia and Hungary signed today a declaration to establish a Trans-Boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that will protect their shared biodiversity hotspot along the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers. This paves the way to create Europe’s largest river protection area.
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28 Jun 2009
Danube Day -- fears amidst the celebrations
Amidst this year's celebrations of Danube Day, WWF is concerned about persisting threats to the Danube as a living river. Government and EU plans to remove “bottlenecks” for navigation could impact up to 1,000 km of the river’s most natural sections. » Read more
17 Oct 2008
WWF workshop highlights nature conflicts with inland navigation around the world
02 Oct 2008
Danube getting cleaner
The Danube and its tributaries are becoming cleaner, but more work is needed -- these are the results of the second Joint Danube Survey that were announced September 11 by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. » Read more
01 Aug 2008
Danube Campaign summer update
The summer is already in its second half, as well is the Danube Campaign’s summer program - on board with Hubert von Goisern's musical tour along the Danube. Time to have a look on how things stand. » Read more
27 Jun 2008
Start of Danube Campaign's summer musical program
The Danube Campaign's summer musical program 2008 starts with todays first concert of the Linz-Europe tour, a musical journey along the Danube. WWF and the German partners Bund Naturschutz and Landesbund für Vogelschutz are on board again - collecting more signatures for a living Danube. » Read more
