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Hydropower plants in the EU disrupt river ecosystems and are driving the crash in our migratory fish populations.
"Dying rivers is not a price the EU wants to pay [for new hydropower]." says MEP @mhojsik.
👀 https://t.co/kztryecZ0d
New report!
Europe's migratory freshwater fish populations have collapsed by 93%! #Dams, many for #hydropower, are key drivers.
In 🇪🇺 we urgently need:
1️⃣ Full #WFD implementation
2️⃣ A BIG shift in how #hydropower is perceived, authorised & financed
https://t.co/94tWQvu0Cq
5⃣ Want to transform the EU economy? Demand that companies receiving EU support publish transition plans with short and mid-term actions to align with the #ParisAgreement - and stick to them!
#GreenRecovery
We're madly in love with free-flowing rivers - and we're not the only ones! Lots of 🐟 migrate and rely on them to find their mate 😍
In Europe, tens of 1000s of dams are blocking their routes. Many of these are #hydropower dams.
Full story 👉 https://t.co/6KqrMxBN5o
It's just 4⃣ days until #EarthHour 🌍😍!
You can participate from the comfort of your home by switching off your lights on 28th March, at 8:30 pm local time.
Why not have a cosy family dinner 🍝or play a board game🎲 in the dark🕯️
https://t.co/fBUzspP7O6 #Connect2Earth
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are #biodiversity-rich & come in many shapes, including marshes, bogs and ferns. #DYK, the EU water law safeguards all freshwater ecosystems, including wetlands? Member States had best get a move on🏃♂️🏃♀️The time is now to protect & restore them!
Great news! Removal of the 36m high Vezins Dam in France has now begun, kick-starting the biggest dam removal in Europe so far👏👏👏 This will bring life back to the Selune & much hope for migratory fish species like salmon, eel and sturgeon https://t.co/XJOJUdE2vL #ProtectWater
Delay, delay, delay. Exemptions to the EU water law must be exceptions, not the rule! Too many countries are sitting by and watching our rivers die, rather than doubling their efforts to bring them back to life. EU rivers need action NOW, not in 10 years' time! #ProtectWater
Freshwater species are the most threatened on the planet, and Europe is no exception. In fact, the European eel has suffered a 95% decline since the 1980s! Member States need to urgently step up their efforts to #ProtectWater & make the EU water law work! https://t.co/TWnaM6Zfdu
.@EU_Commission, Member States & stakeholders will gather in Vienna
tomorrow for the European Water Conference and we have a burning question: Will this mark the moment EU governments double their efforts to
#ProtectWater, or can we expect more of the same? #EUWater2018