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Presentations
- DRE International Seminar, Normandy, France 2019
- DRE International Seminar Estonia 2019
- Dam Removal Workshop, Vilnius, Lithuania 2018
- DRE International Seminar, Hudiksvall, Sweden 2018
- Dam Removal Workshop Madrid 2018
- DRE International Seminar, UK 2017
- DRE International Seminar, Spain 2016
- Dam removal in France: history and portrait. Roberto Epple (European Rivers Network – France)
- French legislation ecological continuity. Claire-Cécile Garnier (Ministère de l’écologie – France)
- Portrait of a new European movement of opening up swimways in rivers. Pao Fernández Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation – Spain)
- Water Environmental Fund for river restoration. Françis Hayes (Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Scotland, UK)
- The largest dam removal in Finland, River Hiitolanjoki, paving the way for new era in river restoration. Ollikainen Hanna, Sampsa Vilhunen (South Karelian Foundation for Recreation Areas, WWF Finland)
- Maisons-Rouges removal on the Vienne river, 20 years later: monitoring sedimentary dynamics, habitats and fauna and flora. Nina Richard (CETU Elmis Ingénieries, Université de Tours – France)
- Lessons learned about the physical and aquatic response of rivers to dam removal. Gordon Grant (Forest Service, PNW Research Station- USA)
- Selune dams removals operation. Gilles Berrée (Direction Départementale des Territoire et de la Mer de la Manche – France)
- The Sélune Research Program. Stéphane Fraisse (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique- France)
- Is the removal of the Selune dams also a failure? Social approach to ecological restoration. Marie-Anne Germaine (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre – France)
- Hydro-sedimentary, biogeochemical and geomorphological characterization and dynamics of the Sélune River. Alain Crave, Ophélie Fovet, Anne-Julia Rollet, Candide Lissak (Université de Caen, INRA, Université Rennes, CNRS – France)
- Design of an observatory device and pre-dismantling inventory (2015-2018). Claudine Thenail, Audrey Alignier, Simon Dufour, Ivan Bernez (INRA, Université Rennes – France): Landscapes and regions of the Sélune Valley (Séripage project)
- Biocenoses of the Sélune, functioning and evolution. Christophe Piscart, Jean-Marc Roussel and Eric Petit (CNRS, INRA – France)
- Associative organisation for recreational fishing and river continuity. Jean-Paul Doron (Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France)
- Selune Valley revival. Aurélie Jouée et Erick Goupil (SAGE Selune et Communauté d’agglomération du Mont Saint-Michel Normandie – France)
- Selune Observatory. Pablo Rault (INRA- France)
- Korea’s Dam Removal Campaign, Restoration of Four Major Rivers. Jenny Shin (Korean Federation of Environmental Movement – South Korea)
- Creation of values by the return of the salmon in a free valley. Jean Allardi (Association Internationale de défense du saumon Atlantique)
- Ecological and social impacts of dam removals on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers, Maine. Joshua Royte (The Nature Conservancy- USA)
- Restoration of ecological continuity in Orne river, benefits and biological response. Olivier Fauriel et Stéphane Le Villain (Agence Française pour la biodiversité et Agence de l’Eau Seine Normandie – France)
- Barrier removal and river restoration: benefitting fish, people and the economy. Kim Birnie-Gauvin, (Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark)
- The economic impacts of ecological restoration and dam removal in Massachusetts. Beth Lambert, (Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, USA)
- Dove Cliff Weir Removal: River Restoration or Heritage Vandalism. Christopher Grzesiok, Paul Herickx (Environment Agency – England, UK)
- Restoration of the La Hem river basin in the Nord Pas de Calais. Mathieu Georgeon (Fédération du Pas de Calais pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique – France)
- Overview of investments on rivers in Estonia. Olav Ojala (Ministry of Environment Estonia)
- Remediation of Purtse River Basin and introduction to second fieldtrip. Raimo Jaaksoo (Ministry of Environment, Estonia)
- Dam Removal Europe and introduction of the diverse formula for Finnish dam removals. Sampsa Vilhunen (WWF Finland)
- From Monkey-wrenching to Mainstream: 30 years of dam removal and river restoration in the USA. Bob Irvin (American Rivers, USA)
- Dam removal in Finland: Reasons, goals, status and social perspective. Jukka Jormola (Finnish Environment Institute, Finland)
- River connectivity, habitats and water quality towards restored ecosystem services in Rönne å River. Ivan Olsson (County Administrative Board of Skåne, Sweden)
- Restoration of Pärnu River Basin. Külli Tammur (Environment Agency, Estonia)
- Dam Removals in Basque Country. Aitziber Urquijo Luengo and Nekane Echandi Almandoz (Basque Water Agency, Spain)
- Barrier removal: The Danish Perspective. Kim BirnieGauvin (Denmark Technical University, Denmark)
- Removal of the Tikkurila Dam: From barrier to breeding place. Otso Lintinen (Ramboll, Finland)
- Dam removal and dam management in Europe – Pao Fdez. Garrido
- Too Many Dammed Rivers – Rachel Bowes
- Connecting fish, rivers and people – Herman Wanningen
- Art of Dam Removal – Laura Wildman
- Dam removal and restoration of recruitment areas in the Baltic Sea- Lars Ljunggren (Swedish Anglers Association)
- The hydropower industry’s perspective on dam removal- Sara Sandberg (Fortum Sverige) and Johan Tielman (Sydkraft vattenkraft AB) (Sweden)
- Dam Removal vs Invasive Species Report- Gustavo Gonzalez Fernandez (Iberian Centre for Restoration, Spain)
- Implementation of WFD in Sweden – Dam removal as a measure?- Joakim Kruse (Bothnian Sea Authority, Sweden)
- Dam removal campaign finland- Olli Sivonen (WWF Finland)
- Social perspectives on Dam Removal- Rachel Bowes (Karlstad University, Sweden)
- When dam removal is not an option-Rehabilitating River Dalälven- Anna Hagelin (Gavleborg County Administrative Board, Sweden)
- The importance of migratory fish data and monitoring as decision-making tools for dam removal projects-Maxime Portier (Normandie Grands Migrateurs, France)
- Pre- and post-removal study of Vézins and La Roche qui Boit dams – Stéphane Fraisse (French National Institute for Agricultural Research)
- Ukranian rivers and the will to remove useless dams- Olga Denyshchyk (WWF Ukraine)
- Removal of the Krebsbach Dam Lessons Learned – Ercan Ayboga (Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany)
- River basin connectivity and dam management – The importance of sharing practices through knowledge networks – Bart Fokkens (European Centre for River Restoration, Netherlands)
- Irish Barriers – Identification, mitigations and removals – Brian Coghlan (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- An overview of successful restoration, actual contested dam removals in estonia- Toomas Tamm (Estonian Univeristy of Life Sciences, Estonia)
- Marieberg Dam removal, River Mörrumsån – Andrew Harbicht (Karlstad University, Sweden)
- Practices of small hydropower and dam removal in China – Cui Zhenhua (Hangzhou Regional Centre (Asia Pacific) for Small Hydropower (HRC) National Research Institute for Rural Electrification, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI) China)
- Dam removal in Lake Acksjön – Axel Emanuelsson (Norconsult, Sweden)
- The river rehabilitation tool-box (AMBER, Horizon 2020) – Piotr Parasiewicz ( S. Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Poland)
- Unlocking the Severn – Delivering weir removal as the first phase – Paul Herickx (Environment Agency, England)
- Development of the Lillpite River Valley after Dam Removal – Bo Nordell (Lulea Univeristy of Technology, Sweden)
- Nearshore effects of the Elwha Dam Removals- Anne Shaffer (Coastal Watershed Insitute, USA)
- Bluff Recession in the Elwha and Dungeness Littoral Cells, Washington, USA- David Parks (Washington State Department of Natural Resources, USA)
- Migratory Salmonid fish and dams, do they mix?-Jaakko Erkinaro (Natural Resources Institute, Finland)
- Tikkurila Dam Removal in the City of Vantaa, Finland- Tiia Valtonen (Ramboll, Finland)
- Video Presentations
- AMBER Citizen Science – Rosa Olivo del Amo
- AMBER en España – AEMS, Cesar Rodriguez
- Dam Removal Europe – Jeroen van Herk
- World Fish Migration Day – Arjan Berkuysen
- Estado y Progreso – ENRR, FJ Sanchez
- Adaptacion del uso hidroelectrico – FIThydro, Javier Sanz Ronda
- AMBER en España – UniOvi, EvaGarcia, Eduardo Dopico
- AMBER – Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
- Fragmentacion en España – Gonzalo Rincon
- Obras para la ictiofauna – Fdez Yuste Mnez Santa-Maria
- Flow Regulation Long term effects – Diego Garcia De Jalon
- Herramientas jurídicas y experiencias – Pedro Brufao Curiel
- Demolicion manual de una presa – Nacho Rojo
- Ponencia liberando ríos – WWF, Alberto Fernandez
- The legal and social implications of barrier removal in an Irish context -Allan Cullagh (Inland Fisheries)
- The evolution of an American Movement to restore rivers – Erin McCombs (American Rivers, USA)
- The ecological benefits of barrier removal: evidence and debate – Martyn Lucas (Durham University, UK)
- The comeback of Atlantic salmon in the Orne river – Maxime Potier and Andre Berné (Normandie Grands Migrateurs and Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie, FR)
- Tackling the weirs of the Don catchment – Ed Shaw (Don Catchment Rivers Trust, UK)
- Salmon in the Stour – Dan Johnson (Environment Agency, UK)
- Risk assessment tool for weir removal – Kelly Quantrill (Durham University, UK)
- Restoration of the river Tame in urban Birmingham – Chris Grzesiok (Environment Agency, UK)
- Weg Dammit – Ulrich Eichelmann(RiverWatch, AUT)
- Public perceptions of weirs – Harriet Alvis (Bristol Avon Rivers, UK)
- Pont Aran – Joanne Barlow (Mott Mcdonald, UK)
- Workshop field trips – Simon Evans(WUF, UK)
- Mening Lowland rivers – Perikles Karageorgopoulos (Environment Agency, UK)
- Low mill weir – Daniel Brazier (Eden Rivers Trust, UK)
- Fluss Frei – Chris Hossli (AquaViva – WWF, SWI)
- Dam Removal Europe – Bart Geenen (WWF, NL)
- Challenges in delivering weir removal projects – Chris Gardner (South-East River Trust, UK)
- AMBER and World Fish Migration Day 2018 – Pao Fernandez (WFMF, Spain)
- Geomorphological changes post weir removal in the Urban River Irwell – Kevin Nash (Environment Agency, UK)
- Human-River relationship in the 21th Century – Janos Vargas
- Dam Decommissioning, State of the Art in France – Roberto Epple (ERN, France)
- Dam Removal Workshop, Spain (photos)
- WEF – Francis Hayes
- Dam Removals in the Basque Country – Nekane Echandi Almandoz
- Interaction With Removed Dams – Lissie de Groot
- Law and dam removal – Pedro Brufao Curiel
- Helsinginkoski – Vesa Lindqvist
- DRE project and AMBER – Bart Geenen & Pao Fdez. Garrido
- Duero Basin Authority dam removals – Carlos Marcos Primo
- History of dam removal in Europe and France – Roberto Epple
- Penobscot River dam removals – Josh Royte
- Dam Removal in Sweden – Olle Calles