Dam Removal Award
European Dam Removal Award 2022 We are excited to announce the European Dam Removal Award 2022 for the most inspiring riverine barrier removal. Rivers full of fish and thriving communities…
Demolition of a Small Hydropower Plant in the Tainionvirta River Helps Endangered Migratory Fish in Finland
©Sampsa Vilhunen/WWF Demolition of a Small Hydropower Plant in the Tanionvirta River Helps Endangered Migratory Fish in Finland Text translated from an article by Joonas Fritze/WWF The Tainionvirta River, which…
Open Rivers Programme Launched to Remove Dams and Restore Rivers across Europe
Open Rivers Programme Launched to Remove Dams and Restore Rivers across Europe Dam removal in Hucava river (Slovakia) in June 2021 ©Rob Kleinjans Photography October 8, 2021 will be a day to remember! For the first time in European history…
Massive decline in migratory freshwater fish populations could threaten livelihoods of millions, warns new report
Globally, monitored populations of migratory freshwater fish have declined by an average of 76% between 1970 and 2016. Average declines have been more pronounced in Europe (-93%) and Latin America…
Hydropower company owners remove hydropower dam setting a new precedent to a global audience
The Dam Removal Europe coalition hosted a never-before-been-done webinar featuring a live dam removal in Sweden. The powerplant removal was uniquely instigated and undertaken by hydropower owners to improve biodiversity…
The freeing of Hiitolanjoki River – the movement of salmon from Ladoga to headwaters
Environmental Manager of the Regional Council of South-Karelia Matti Vaittinen, fisherman and also actor Jasper Pääkkönen and Executive Director of the South Karelian Recreation Area Foundation Hanna Ollikainen are ready…
Criteria for decision making towards the improvement of river connectivity and dam removal considering the impacts of invasive fish species in the Iberian Peninsula
“Criteria for decision making towards the improvement of river connectivity and dam removal considering the impacts of invasive fish species in the Iberian Peninsula” (CIREF and Wetland International) The Iberian…
30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam
Birnie-Gauvin, K., Larsen, M. H., Nielsen, J., & Aarestrup, K. (2017).30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam. Journal…
Major Polish rivers are seriously threatened by government plans
Major Polish rivers are seriously threatened by government plans Save the Rivers Coalition(Poland) brings together organisations which protect Poland’s rivers, streams and wetlands, and the coalition includes scientists, individual persons,…
River Continuity Restoration and Diadromous Fishes: Much More than an Ecological Issue
River Continuity Restoration and Diadromous Fishes: Much More than an Ecological Issue This paper presents the main challenges for defining, evaluating and achieving effective river continuity restoration. You can request…
