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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Djerdap National Park

The Djerdap National Park is the largest national park and one of the most popular tourist destinati

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Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve

Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve is a protected area of wetlands in the northwest of Serbia,

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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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Iron Gates Dam

Iron Gates is the largest hydropower dam and reservoir system along the entire Danube, built in 1970

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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 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 Drava River

The Drava is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. The Drava River links f

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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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