120.000 of your signatures were delivered to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Wednesday last week. Thank you for rallying with us against the irreversible destruction of Europe’s last wild rivers. #thedamtruth is that these free-flowing waterways may continue to be wild because you voiced your opposition. Along with a coalition […]
Sign the petition now to stop devastating hydropower dams in the Balkans. #thedamtruth is that Europe’s last wild rivers are on the verge of irreversible destruction. Sign the petition Patagonia is hand delivering your signatures to a key financial player, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, on June 20. #savetheblueheart Learn […]
Dear river lovers, The first European Rivers Summit will be held in Sarajevo from September 27 to 29, 2018. Goal of the meeting is to bring together river lovers and initiatives from all over Europe in order to exchange experience, develop ideas and network. The summit ends with a public Balkan Rivers open-air concert featuring […]
Nataša Crnković works with the Centre for Environment on nature conservation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, advocating for protected rivers with a focus on engaging local communities. The country has 244 rivers, but with plans for 300 new hydropower projects, nearly all of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s rivers will be impeded, some with dozens of dams. […]
Blue Heart documents the battle to protect Europe’s last wild rivers from more than 3,000 destructive dams either proposed or in the process of being built in the Balkans, threatening thousands of kilometers of river, millions of people and hundreds of species. Watch the Trailer Save the Blue Heart of Europe Tell international banks […]
SAVE THE DATE: 1st European Rivers Days 2018! From September 27 to 29, Save the Blue Heart of Europe will hold a first European river summit in Sarajevo. Goal of the meeting is to bring together river lovers and initiatives from all over Europe in order to exchange experience, develop ideas and network. The summit […]
In April, about 30 scientists from four countries and various expertise participated in one week of research on the previously almost unexplored Vjosa river in Albania – in the area of the planned Poçem dam, which will destroy Europe’s last big wild river. All experts were amazed by the complexity and sheer size of the […]