events map
Here you can view all the events registered for Dam Removal Day. Click on a pin to see more details and explore what is happening across Europe.
Events overview
A total of 45 events in 30 countries celebrated the freedom of rivers and showcased the positive impacts that barrier removal can have on biodiversity, local communities, water quality, and climate resilience. The activities brought local attention to rivers, inspired action, and connected participants to the wider movement for river restoration.
DRD Event Highlights
Croatia – City Stunt (WWF Adria)
©WWF Adria
Italy – Flashmob: Free the Rivers! (Rewilding Apennines)
© Rewilding Apennines
Cultural Gathering – Greece (MEGALOREMA)
© Movement for the Protection and Promotion of the Great Rafina River
“Locking the Hron” – Slovakia (WWF Slovakia)
©WWF Slovakia
Field Research – Bosnia & Herzegovina (Dinarica)
© Dinarica
Field Visit – Turkey (Doğa Derneği)
© Doğa Derneği
Visit to Périgord “Le Trou de Philippou” – France
© PNRPL
Mali Rzav River – Serbia (Ecological Association Rzav)
© Ecological Association Rzav
Scaling Up Dam Removal – Greece (MedINA)
© MedINA
River Clean Up – Bulgaria (Balkanka)
© Balkanka
Webinar: Restoring Bulgarian Rivers – Bulgaria (National Museum of Natural History in Sofia)
Children’s Quest – The National Ecological Center of Ukraine
© National Ecological Center of Ukraine
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Inland Fisheries – Ireland
The Mill River Conservation Group – Ireland
Interactive Educational Game, Rivers for Life – Portugal (WWF Portugal)
© WWF Portugal
Weir Removal Project, Eyrieux River – France (Syndicat Mixte de l’Eyrieux à Crussol (SMEC))
© Syndicat Mixte de l’Eyrieux à Crussol (SMEC)
River Restoration Conference – Luxembourg (Administration de la gestion de l’eau Luxembourg)
© Administration de la gestion de l’eau Luxembourg
Dam Removal Award 2024 – (Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Wetlands International)
© Wetlands International
The Dam Removal Award 2024, organized by Wetlands International Europe, was announced. Ukraine won after removing three dams and reconnecting 200 km of rivers in the western Tiza catchment. Led by the Danube-Carpathian Programme and the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, the project restored the Kvasnyi, Bilyi, and Bohdan Rivers, highlighting the benefits of river reconnection for biodiversity and communities, even during wartime.
River Liberation Hour – Germany (WWF Deutschland)
© WWF Deutschland
Fluss Frei Raum – Germany
Eko-Svest- North Macedonia
Fall Field Trip – North Macedonia
The Biology Students’ Research Society (BSRS) & Macedonian Ecological Society (MES)
Journeys into the Heart of Rivers – France (European River Network)
© ERN
Arnika – Czech Republic
Collettivo Rewild Sicily – Italy
Mezzopieno – Italy
Ecology and Camping – Turkey (Istanbul University)
© Istanbul University
Ferskvannsbloggen – en blogg av biologer ved Norsk institutt for naturforskning – Norway
European Dam Removal Day – Ireland (East Wicklow Rivers Trust)
Scientific fishing in the Southern Carpathians! – Rewilding Romania
© Rewilding Romania
Manifest Klimatyczny – Poland
Aqua Crisius – Romania
Sázava Seminar on the Removal of Barriers – Czech Republic
LIFE IP CleanEST