Let it flow - Remove barriers, restore river ecosystems
Channel: GreensEFA
Date: 2021-07-08

Webinar on the challenges for the EU nature restoration plan with Greens/EFA MEPs Jutta Paulus and Eleonora Evi. 

Our rivers are in a bad state. Apart from chemical pollution or through nutrient deposition, built alterations are one of the heaviest pressures for these important ecosystems.

These barriers - such as dams, weirs, ramps, fords and culverts - have a terrible impact on rivers, affecting river health, the quality and availability of water, and blocking longitudinal connectivity therefore threatening the survival of vulnerable species. If we want to achieve our goal of free flowing rivers, we have to tackle these barriers. The upcoming nature restoration plan will present an opportunity to change things to the better!

Interpretazione italiana disponibile https://www.eleonoraevi.com/single-post/lascia-scorrere-il-mio-webinar-sugli-ecosistemi-fluviali
Deutsche Übersetzung verfügbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc1oRdFK9XI

Our panelists were

·       Prof. Carlos Garcia de Leaniz - University of Swansea, Coordinator of AMBER
·       Andrea Goltara - Managing Director, Italian Centre for River Restoration
·       Claire Baffert -Senior Water Policy Advisor at WWF
·       Bettina Doeser - European Commission, DG Environment, Head of Unit C1(Clean Water)
·       Trine Christiansen- European Environment Agency, Department of Nature Capital and Ecosystems