Montana’s Smith River is one of the most iconic and breathtaking waterways in the USA. 59 inaccessible river miles from the Camp Baker put-in at the Sheep’s Creek confluence to Eden Bridge, the five day float is considered a bucket-list item by many.
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 […]
High-profile activities that promote ocean protection are important for the success of World Oceans Day that is taking place today. People like the 51-year-old Frenchman Ben Lecomte, who is swimming the marathon distance of 9,000 kilometres across the Pacific from Japan to California to highlight the problem of marine debris and whose aim is – […]
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 […]
Luxury halls fully booked: 35-metre yacht expected at boot for the first time. Attractive 90-metre “river” for paddlers. Appealing destinations, luxury resorts and cruises at Travel World. Trend: houseboat holidays. Prince Albert Foundation, German Ocean Foundation and boot Düsseldorf present “ocean tribute” Award 2018. boot Düsseldorf, the biggest trade fair in the world for experiencing […]
The Cetina river in Croatia is under threat from a gas-fired thermal power plant, which is to be constructed on the Peruća Lake. It would discharge warm water, devastating the biosystems of the Peruća Lake and the Cetina River. Moreover, the thermal power plant would discharge 280,000 litres of waste water containing […]
The Romanian River Defender Calin Dejeu has recently submitted a petition signed by over 25,500 people to the European Parliament. The petition aims to end the destruction of the Defileul Jiului National Park (Romania) and the overlapping Natura 2000 site due to hydropower exploitation, the drying up of the last big mountain river in Romanian […]