News
This page lists all news items that were published on the front page. For further information on any of these news items, please contact the ICPDR Secretariat.
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The Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor is getting a makeover thanks to the LIFE WILDisland project
The project involves 15 partners from 8 countries and aims to restore and conserve 34 islands from Germany to Romania. With the support of the EU Commission, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, and the Ramsar Convention, the LIFE WILDisland project is set to become a great example of transboundary cooperation.
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Wild rehabilitation for young sterlets in the Danube
On 23 September 2016, the opening ceremony of the hatchery station of the EU project LIFE Sterlet was held on the Danube Island in Vienna.
The ICPDR has been one of the first organisations to advocate the protection of this flagship species, raise awareness for the threat to see Danube sturgeons become totally extinct and support projects and initiatives such as LIFE Sterlet.
