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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Donau-Auen National Park

Situated between the European capitals Vienna and Bratislava, the Donau-Auen National Park preserves

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Lower Danube Green Corridor agreement

In 2000, the governments of Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine pledged to work together to esta

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Tiszatarján green economy project

Tiszatarján is a village on the Tisza River in north-eastern Hungary. A project run by WWF aims to r

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Floods

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a

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Beavers

The beaver was originally the largest rodent in Europe, from France to Northern Mongolia, and from N

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The Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea that is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterran

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The Sava River

The Sava River is a river in the western Balkans, the second largest tributary of the Danube River.

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The Lower Danube

The Lower Danube is one of the last free flowing stretches of river in Europe, including islands wit

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The Middle Danube

The Middle Danube Basin covers a large area reaching from the Gate of Devin near Bratislava to the i

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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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