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Living European Rivers | |
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2018-02-26 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Rivers are the lifeblood of Europe. They provide us with water, food, transport, and power, supporting the economies of rural communities and major cities across the continent. They also provide us with many of our fondest memories as well as wonderful spots to fish, birdwatch, swim and sunbathe. But their beauty is often skin deep. Dip below the surface and the picture is murkier. Freshwater species are declining in many parts of Europe; fish, frogs, birds, silently slipping away. Rivers continue to be polluted with agricultural run-off and industrial chemicals. Cut off from their floodplains, many now pose a greater flood risk than ever before. Most rivers have been fragmented by dams – many of them obsolete – that block the flow of sediments and present an impenetrable barrier to migratory fish, so culturally and environmentally important species like sturgeon, salmon and eel have vanished from much of the continent. There has been some progress since the EU enacted landmark freshwater regulations in 2000 but the majority of the continent's rivers and lakes are far from healthy. And the threats are not diminishing, particularly with hundreds of new dams planned across the continent, especially in the Danube basin and the Balkans. There are even moves afoot to try and water down the laws. So WWF is launching a continent-wide initiative to bring life back to Europe’s rivers. And there is real hope: the potential for river recovery is amazing! Remove a dam, push back a dyke, reconnect a floodplain and shortly salmon and other wildlife will return, riverine vegetation will flourish and people will start benefiting. Supported by the EU’s landmark water management law – the Water Framework Directive – this new approach aims to achieve major conservation impact through a paradigm shift by changing people’s perception of the value of rivers for humans and wildlife; redirecting financial flows into green water infrastructure and more sustainable water projects; and demonstrating that nature based solutions are critical to mitigating flooding, adapting to climate change and improving the status of Europe’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and its freshwater biodiversity. Together with partners, WWF will :
It will be a huge challenge. Europe’s rivers have long been dammed and dredged and degraded and they now face huge new threats. But we’ve shown that rivers can be protected and can be restored. For the benefit of people and nature across Europe, we need to seize this opportunity to work with partners across the continent to bring our rivers back to life. |
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来源平台 | World Wide Fund for Nature |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/125930 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | admin. Living European Rivers. 2018. |
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