In this open webinar, researchers from the 2026 Una Science Week present what they found: well-known species and hidden ones, above and below ground. Their findings show why the Una is one of Europe's most remarkable river systems.

A coalition of 534 scientists from 32 countries has formally delivered a petition calling on the Albanian government to halt luxury resort developments in the Vjosa Delta and grant the area full national park protection.

Following seven days of intensive fieldwork, an international team of over 70 scientists and students has officially concluded Una Science Week.

163 experts call for an immediate halt to the hydropower project, citing an extremely flawed Environmental Impact Assessment and widespread irreversible ecological damage.

A coalition of international and Bosnian scientists, together with leading environmental NGOs, reveal evidence linking the mass mortality of fish and other aquatic life on the affected stretch of the upper Neretva on September 12, 2025, to operational practices at the Ulog Hydropower Plant.

Yesterday, September 24 2025, the Austrian freshwater ecologist Prof. Dr. Fritz Schiemer, Chair of Riverwatch, has been awarded the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Award 2025 by the Schweisfurth Stiftung. The prize recognizes his exceptional scientific and political commitment to protecting the Vjosa River in Albania.

The lack of required ecological flow from a hydropower dam in the Greek section of the Aoos/Vjosa River is endangering a unique and fragile ecosystem. A new scientific study underscores the urgent need to establish a minimum flow regime to restore the river’s ecological functions and safeguard its rich biodiversity.

Join us for this webinar to get the newest updates on the Save the Blue Heart of Europe Campaign, dive into the results of the Sarantaporos Science Week 2024 and learn how scientific arguments contribute to the protection of highly intact river systems.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature released an assessment report about the controversial water abstraction project from the Shushica River. The report concluded that the proposed project would severely impact the national park’s biodiversity and fail to comply with IUCN national park standards.

This spring, a team of scientists from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna traveled to Bosnia-Herzegovina, specifically to the Neretva and Drina rivers. Both rivers are under extreme threat from hydropower development. The aim of the research weeks was to record the spawning populations of Softmouth Trout and Huchen.