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  • March 2026
Upper Drina River: this free-flowing section would be drowned by the Buk Bijela reservoir. © Bruno D’Amicis

BiH: Scientists warn Buk Bijela dam project poses grave threat to Upper Drina Basin

Mar 24, 2026 /

163 experts call for an immediate halt to the hydropower project, citing an extremely flawed Environmental Impact Assessment and widespread irreversible ecological damage.

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New study reveals massive water abstraction pressures on the Vjosa River Basin

Mar 15, 2026 /

As we celebrate the third anniversary of the Vjosa Wild River National Park, a study released today warns that the "Wild River" is facing an invisible crisis: massive water abstraction.

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Stupčanica River, Bosna River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: CZZS

Application to construct the Nevačka SHPP has been rejected, kilometres of rivers saved

Mar 11, 2026 /

More river kilometres have been saved! The Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Ecology of Republika Srpska has officially rejected the Environmental Impact Study for the proposed Nevačka small hydropower plant in the Bosna Basin in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

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