Resources
Day 1
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The European Green Deal – policies and activism for rivers
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Fighting river and coastal pollution
Gaëlle Haut, Surfrider Foundation Europe
Ewa Leś, Coalition Clean Baltic
Crowdfunding for Odra river by Fundacja Ekorozwoju
Petition to protect Odra river
Petition for Lower Odra valley as a riverine national park
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Anglers and outdoor allies fighting for river
Dan Yates, Save our Rivers
Åsa Renman & Nils Harley Boisen, The Norwegian Biodiversity Network
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Your river – your fight. River activism around Europe
Bettina Urbanek, WWF Austria
Petition to stop Ausbau Kraftwerk Kaunertal
Małgorzata Górska, OTOP
Day 2
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Youth activism & Rivers
Alessandro Caretto, Youth for the Rhine
Get in touch with Youth For the Rhine
Email youthfortherhine@gmail.com
Giulia Testa, Global Youth Biodiversity Network Europe
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Funding and support for river restoration and protection
Federico de Filippi, Europe Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
LIFE Calls for proposals (Planned opening – Spring 2023)
Danube river basin lighthouse –Protection and restoration of wetlands, flood plains, coastal wetlands and salt marshes and their biodiversity (check call 2023)
Open rivers programme (Call opening on 21st October)
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River heroes & Dambusters – promising tools for river activism
Pao Fernández Garrido, World Fish Migration Foundation
#DamBusters – The Start of the Riverlution
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Science-led initiatives for rivers
Gary Wockner, River Warrior
Andrea Goltara, CIRF
Heather Bond, Wetlands International Europe
Trans-European Swimways Programme
Ewa Leś, Coalition Clean Baltic
River University (Coalition Clean Baltic)
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Celebrating our successes – permanent protection for Europe’s rivers
Besjana Guri, EcoAlbania
Petition for the Vjosa National Park
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Communicating the power of free-flowing rivers
Camila Kuncar, Iberian Centre For River Restoration
Caminar el agua (podcast)
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MAVA Foundation legacy for Mediterranean rivers
Lorena Segura, Tour du Valat
Mediterranean alliance for wetlands
Alexandra Pappa, MedINA
MEDina
Teresa Zuna, Wetlands International Europe
Additional resources and contacts from participants
Alexandra Pappa
alexandra@med-ina.org
MedINA, Greece
Feedback: The 3rd European River Summit that took place in Brussels was one of the most inspiring and interesting events I’ve been! All those participants, speakers, and rivers defenders give me hope for a better future for world’s lifelines, rivers! Until then, Let It Flow!
Athénaïs Georges
athenais.georges@hotmail.fr
GRÜNE LIGA BERLIN e.V.
Aurora Piroviq
wellpointassociation@gmail.com
Well Point
wellpointalbania.wordpress.org
Elisa Cozzarini
ecozzarini@gmail.com
Free rivers Italia
Emir Delić
emir.delicc@outlook.com
Una National Park
Ewa Leś
evvales@gmail.com
Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), Koalicja Ratujmy Rzeki/SaveThe Rivers coalition (KRR), Polish Ecological Club
https://www.ccb.se/river-university
Feedback: We are river family supporting each other. This is the way to go.
Henk Zingstra
henk.zingstra@zingstra.eu
Wetlands International
Melissa Latella
melissa.latella@polito.it
Politecnico di Torino
Paria Bagheri
paria.bagherimoghaddam@unifi.it
University of Florence
Teresa Zuna
teresa.zuna@wetlands.org
Wetlands International Europe
Feedback: Great work team!!!
Ulrich Eichelmann
ulrich.eichelmann@riverwatch.eu
Riverwatch
Vera Knook
vera@rivercollective.org
River Collective
Feedback: Such amazing vibes, and good sharing of experiences. Super hard timewise probably, but some interactive elements would have been welcome. Overall though, amazing job in fitting sooo many stories into such a short timeframe, and bringing together that many interesting river lovers.
Wouter Langhout
wouter@savepolesia.org
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Zuzana Vachunova
zuzana.vachunova@arnika.org
Arnika