Filming at the Una in Bosnia-Herzegovina © Ulrich Eichelmann

Program announcement: Madness Hydropower – Sunday at 16:30 im ZDF

Sep 22, 2016 /

On the occasion of the World Rivers Day, the ZDF will air a documentary about the Balkan Rivers and the dam craze that puts them at risk on Sunday, September 25 at 16:30. This episode of the ZDF “planet e” series will depict the beauty of these rivers as well as the opposition against the imminent river regulations and damming.

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The Vjosa – the last big wild river of Europe outside Russia. © Gregor Subic

228 scientists from 33 countries fight for Europe’s last wild river

Sep 22, 2016 /

++ Scientists demand 3-year construction freeze for hydropower plants on the Vjosa in Albania ++ Environmental assessment according to EU standards urgently required ++ Memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Edi Rama ++ World Rivers Day on September 25 ++  Just in time for the World Rivers Day on September 25, the last big wild river of Europe – the Vjosa in Albania – receives prominent support from all over the world.

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Hydropower is out of date. When will the World Bank catch up with the global breakthrough of wind and solar? © Ulrich Eichelmann

Why is the World Bank holding on to out-of-date hydropower?

Sep 15, 2016 /

Hydropower is a phase-out model. Wind and solar – environmentally, socially as well as economically much sounder – are the energy sources of the present and future. Why is then, that the World Bank seems to ignore the global shift in the renewable energy sector and instead continues to advocate for multi-billion dollar dam projects...

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Luka Krajnc approaches the 700-meter limestone face of Papignut. © Marko Prezelj

Save the Blue Heart of Europe: Climbing in Albania

Aug 10, 2016 /

“If you climb it, they will come, and with them ecotourism dollars that could give the people of this area a much preferred alternative to the damming of their river.” Within the context of the Balkan Rivers Tour, a Patagonia climbing team explored climbing possibilities in Albania. They were awed by what they found...

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THE RAFTMAKERS - Exploring the rivers of the world on self-made rafts

Jun 28, 2016 /

What a neat project! In the documentary “The Raftmakers”, the film crew explores rivers worldwide on self-made rafts in an attempt to document how the global warming directly affects rivers, their wildlife and local populations. The aim is to reveal the conditions of some of the most fascinating waterways in the world from an extremely close point of view. Often they are polluted, but sometimes they offer beautiful examples of the cohabitation between humans and nature.

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