11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:00
IDEA Campaign & IUCN ENCA
, Morning
Why attend
Increasingly we see human-made obstacles preventing natural flow and processes on rivers, especially with raising pressures on freshwater resources in developing countries. In this session we will talk about how IUCN is involved in various efforts in Europe to preserve these high priority dynamic and complex ecosystems.
Session Description
European freshwater fish are amongst the most threatened taxonomic groups. According to the 2024 Living Planet Index report, migratory freshwater fish declined by 75% since 1970. We will present the work on the Swimways Programme to identify, conserve, and restore their migration routes. We will also present IUCN Save Our Species Initiative for Sturgeons - which supports three projects in Romania and Georgia for this priority species. Europe's last major free-flowing river system is Vjosa - Aoos and we will present the latest updates in conservation efforts for this system in both Greece and Albania.Organised by
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office
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