Saving a picture of beauty - The Danube-Drava-Mura river corridor

POSITION PAPER: DRAVA GRAVEL EXTRACTION

WWF, in support of its local partner the Drava League, has requested the Croatian Waters Company and its governing body the State Water Authority, to halt immediately the river regulation works, and the combined large scale extraction of river gravels directly from the riverbed, being carried out on the Stara Drava (’Old Drava’) upstream of the city of Varazdin.

STUDY: ENDANGERED NATURAL VALUES OF THE UPPER PART OF THE DRAVA RIVER BASIN IN CROATIA

Croatian Laws and International regulations define the responsibilities of flora and fauna protection in the upper part of the Drava river basin in Croatia

LET THE DRAVA FLOW FREE

Between Varazdin and the Slovenian border, Croatian Water Authorities are turning the living river into a concrete canal, closing off its meanders and side branches, and extracting large quantities of gravel directly from the riverbed and banks.

Meeting of Ministry of Culture and WWF/Green Action

The meeting was based on the recent discussions and developments on ministry and NGO (WWF, Drava League, Green Action, Drava Federation, DOOPS-Birdlife Slovenia, Euronatur) level, regarding the future protection and management of the transboundary Drava and Mura Rivers.

FACTSHEET: Drava River: Gravel extraction and river regulation violates EU law

FACTSHEET: Drava River: Destruction of a unique river ecosystem!

Croatian Water Management Authorities are currently carrying out the largest river engineering project in the whole Drava river basin.

Results of the Mid-Winter Waterfowl Counts in the proposed Drava-Mura-Danube Biosphere Reserve

The objective of the International Waterfowl Census (IWC) is to organise and implement monitoring of all water birds in the world with regular standardized counts.

SEMINAR “IMPLEMENTATION OF CITES AND PROBLEM OF POACHING IN THE GREEN BELT VELEBIT AREA”, CROATIA

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has the primary objective of ensuring that international trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.