natural values

Flowing 2,857 km from Germany's Black Forest to the Black Sea, the Danube is home to an incredible variety of species and habitats. Discover the Danube's natural treasures!

environmental issues

Until the 19th century, the "Blue Danube" was a natural river, but human intervention brought loss of habitats and biodiversity. What environmental issues face the Danube today?

action for a living danube

Today Danube conservation has again become a priority and many legislative tools and political commitments have given the river an exemplary framework for governance. How?

 

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Sturgeon conservation

Sturgeons are often called the “living fossils of the Danube” , because they originated 200 million

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Navigation

Because the Danube is oriented east-west and traverses half of Europe, it has been a key to transpor

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The Black Forest

The Black Forest or Schwarzwald in is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Ger

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The Upper Danube

The Upper Danube starts at the river's source in the Black Forest in Germany and flows through Bavar

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