Illegal construction works in Valbona-National Park are still going on
Charade of Justice in Albania: Different courts mutually cancel their decisions in the case of the planned power plant Dragobia. The suffering ones are nature and local population.
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Blue Heart in the European Parliament
On Wednesday 27th June, there was a screening of the documentary film “Blue Heart” in the European Parliament in Brussels. In the subsequent debate between politicians and river conservationists, there was an expression of a common will to protect Europe’s last great wild rivers in the Balkans.
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Over 120.000 signatures against hydropower in the Balkans
++ Petition against the financing of dam projects in the Balkans signed by more than 120,000 people ++ Petition handed over to the EBRD in London yesterday by representatives of the Blue Heart campaign and the outdoor company Patagonia ++
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Construction stop of hydropower plant in Valbona Valley
There is hopeful news regarding the Albanian Valbona River: The Administrative Appeals Court in Tirana ruled to stop immediately all the construction work on the Dragobia Energy hydropower plant in Valbona Valley National Park!
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Bern Convention visits Vjosa in Albania
Representatives of the Bern Convention visited the Vjosa in order to investigate to which extent plans for hydropower development are jeopardizing the objectives of the Bern Convention.
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Brave women of Kruščica win court case against dam construction
A major court victory has been won by a group of activists protecting their community and river from the threat of new dam construction.
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World premiere of the "Blue Heart" film
The film "Blue Heart" celebrated its world premiere at the disused Idbar dam in Bosnia-Herzegovina and delighted the audience.
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International appeal to support the brave women of Kruščica
Women wanted: A global appeal to women to travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina on 28 April to occupy for an evening a bridge as part of the Blue Heart campaign.
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New Study: Hydropower development puts Europe’s fish paradise at risk
The Balkan rivers host 113 rare and protected fish species. If the hydropower development is carried out as planned, about 10 percent of all European river fish species will be endangered.
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International banks fuelling a hydropower tsunami that’s decimating pristine Balkan rivers – study
Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across southeast Europe, including in protected areas, according to a study by CEE Bankwatch Network released today.
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