News
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
19 May 2008
As Ukraine faces censure, WWF studies alternatives to controversial Danube shipping channel
With Ukraine expected this week to be found in contravention of its obligations under an international convention to consult with its neighbours on transboundary projects with environmental implications, WWF has commissioned a study into alternatives to the Danube delta Bystroye Canal at the centre of the dispute.
19 May 2008
Bystroye Canal: WWF study to identify alternatives
Bucuresti/Odessa - The fourth meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention, which will take place in Bucharest from 19 to 21 May 2008, is expected to endorse findings that Ukraine has been in non-compliance with its obligations under this international environmental agreement in connection with its construction of the deep-water navigation route along the Bystroye channel through the core zone of the Ukrainian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. A study commissioned by WWF, the global conservation organisation, can help identify alternative options for promoting shipping in the Ukrainian Delta that have less severe environmental and trans-boundary impacts.
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07 May 2008
Rivers of sound - Audio interview with Hubert von Goisern
Last summer, Austrian musician Hubert von Goisem took to a barge to bring his music and environmental message to the people who live along the Danube. Now he is planning a similar concert tour along the Rhine. Andreas Beckman, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, asked him why. » Read more
07 Apr 2008
Bystroe Canal: Ukraine contravening Espoo Convention
In proceeding with its construction of the Bystroye Canal, Ukraine is not meeting the obligations it has taken upon itself in connection with the Espoo Convention – this is the finding of the Convention’s Implementation Committee, which will be presented to the fourth Conference of the Parties of the Espoo Convention on May 19-21, 2008 in Bucuresti.
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29 Feb 2008
Crucial milestone for Danube’s future: Calarasi-Braila navigation project
Work on the Romanian navigation project is set to begin in April 2008. A recently agreed step-wise approach is supposed to compensate for the very poor quality of the project's design. » Read more
17 Jan 2008
WWF criticizes Austrian plans to develop the Danube as a waterway.
Today the Austrian State Secretary for Transport and the director of viadonau announced the planned measures of the Austrian National Action Plan on Danube Navigation for 2008. WWF sticks to its criticism of the current plans to develop the Danube as a waterway. » Read more
15 Jan 2008
Open letter to Austrian State Secretary for Transport regarding Danube infrastructure plans
WWF prepared an open letter to State Secretary for Transport Christa Kranzl yesterday regarding statements made about the Danube navigation project east of Vienna. Despite repeated attempts by WWF to clarify its position of not supporting the project, Kranzl appeared on a daily news show and reported that the environmental NGO was a supporter of a project. » Read more
04 Jan 2008
Growing Concern as Danube Modification Projects move Forward
The future of the Danube hangs in the balance as the first projects to promote navigation on the river move from paper toward reality. We present an update on where things stand. » Read more
03 Jan 2008
Romania and Bulgaria in the EU: Progress on paper, problems in practice
A year has passed since Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union on January 1, 2007 with great hope and some trepidation. How have the two countries fared in protecting some of Europe's greatest treasures? » Read more
