 EuroNatur_1.jpg)
Our group of allies is increasing! Artists raise their voices against the total destruction of Balkan rivers – they want to see them protected, not dammed.
Save the Blue Heart of Europe - A campaign for the protection of Balkan Rivers
Studies
Social Impact of Hydropower: Quantitative Impact Assessment for the Balkan Countries
Hydropower plants and dams have detrimental effects on river ecosystems, but they also affect people in negative ways. This first-of-its-kind study on the social impacts of hydropower... READ MORE
Protection study of the Vjosa River Valley based on IUCN protected area standards
The IUCN has analysed the ecological and legal aspects around the Vjosa river. This study provides insight into the rationale and feasibility of declaring a protected area for the Vjosa Valley... READ MORE
Legal Toolkit to protect rivers from hydropower development
This Legal Toolkit provides guidance to activists and civil society organisations in navigating the possibilities for legal actions in river protection...READ MORE
The Vjosa River - A Baseline Study on Biodiversity, potential impacts, and legal framework for hydropower development
This baseline survey summarises the value of the Vjosa River system and points out the detrimental effects dams could have on the river... READ MORE
Evaluating the energy contribution of small hydropower in the European Mediterranean Basin
This study evaluates the economic viability in a climate change context and the energy contribution of small hydropower projects in the Mediterranean...READ MORE
Hydropower projects on Balkan Rivers: 2020 Update
Since the last update of this kind in 2018, another 300 HPPs came into operation, leaving hundreds of kilometres of rivers and streams devastated...READ MORE
Death by a thousand cuts
Black Catalogue of small hydropower plants: what do small dams really look like and how do they affect nature and species around them? Not many people have ever seen...READ MORE
Threatened Freshwater Fishes of the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot
The Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot is among the most biologically diverse regions worldwide but severely threatened by hydropower... READ MORE
Rivers and Dams in the wider Mediterranean Basin
This study is the first comprehensive attempt to provide a large-scale overview of hydropower plants and rivers in the extended Mediterranean basin using a... READ MORE
Contribution to biodiversity knowledge of the Aoos river basin
The present biodiversity study has been conducted on the Greek part of the Aoos-Vjosa river. It focuses on insect species related to water (Odonata)... READ MORE
Renewable energy sources in the Aoos basin
This study shows that further development of hydropower in Greece, and particularly in the Aoos river basin, is a strategy that has detrimental environmental... READ MORE
 Save the Blue Heart of Europe.jpg)
Eco-Masterplan for Balkan Rivers
The Eco-Masterplan for Balkan Rivers is a comprehensive study which, for the first time, combines knowledge about biodiversity (fish, mussels, caddisflies), integrity of rivers and floodplains (hydromorphology), as well as the location of protected areas... READ MORE
Alternatives to hydropower in the Balkans
The countries in the Balkans are facing a dilemma: they must fulfill the EU renewable targets while also follow environmental legislation. This raises the question: Is it possible to increase the renewable energy share AND keep the Balkan Rivers alive? READ MORE
