CIPRA representatives:

Personal tools

  Search filter  
You are here: Home

Search results

RSS Subscribe to an always-updated RSS feed.

25 items matching your search terms.
Filter the results.
Item type









New items since



Sort by relevance · date (newest first) · alphabetically
La restauration de la continuité écologique
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: ,
Located in Publications
Obstacles and facilitations for the movement of fishes
by zopemaster — published May 05, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
An inventory of all the artificial barriers that impede the flow of rivers has found out that French rivers are interrupted by 60,000 dams, weirs, locks, mills etc. The inventory has been recently published as a online map where the works are shown divided by department, municipality or watercourse. All these works obstruct the movement of migratory aquatic organisms and the transport of sediments, thereby affecting ecosystems.
Located in News
Paddling for the “blue heart” of Europe
by CIPRA International — published Apr 12, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: ,
The end of March saw the start of the Balkan Rivers Tour in Slovenia, the largest water protection action in Europe. The aim is to protect its last unspoilt rivers.
Located in News
Power plant expansion on the Lech at the expense of nature conservation?
by zopemaster — published Nov 01, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Lech river in Bavaria/D is already being used on a massive scale for electricity generation, and only the stretch at Augsburg/D remains undeveloped. But even this section of the river could very soon become the site of a hydroelectric power plant. The expansion plans are not an isolated case; rather, they reflect a trend throughout the Alps, and one that is gathering momentum.
Located in News
Proceedings of the International Symposium on River Restauration
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under:
Located in Publications
Respite for the "king of the Alpine rivers"
by zopemaster — published May 25, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , , ,
It looks like no gravel is to be extracted from the Tagliamento for the time being. The company that was planning to extract more than a million cubic metres of ballast between Cimano/I and the Arzino tributary has withdrawn its project.
Located in News
Riparian zones: where green and blue networks meet
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Located in Publications
Rivers connect people
by CIPRA International — published Aug 29, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM — filed under: ,
The partners of the Spare Project are as diverse as they are at home in different Alpine countries, comprising as they do a university, two research agencies, two official bodies, a regional office, and two environmental organisations. Together they demonstrate how river management can be improved above and beyond administrative, cultural and technical boundaries.
Located in News
Salmon coming to the Rhine
by zopemaster — published Nov 13, 2013 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , ,
From the Atlantic to the Alps: by 2020 the Rhine will once again be a home to salmon. These migratory fish will then be able to swim unhindered all the way to Basel -short-term by unconventional means where necessary.
Located in News
Slovenia: plans for a series of hydraulic power plants
by zopemaster — published May 04, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: ,
Slovenia has granted concessions for the planning of a series of power plants along the Mura, Drava and Sava rivers. The International Committee for the Protection of the Mura River Unsere Mur - Nasa Mura, founded in spring 2006, is opposing this threat to precious river landscapes of the Alps and pre-Alps.
Located in News