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Croatian-Hungarian Biosphere Reserve "Mura-Drava-Danube" approved by UNESCO on 11 July 2012

07, 2012

Good news on Mura, Drava and Danube: the Croatian-Hungarian part of the planned 5-Country Biosphere Reserve “Mura-Drava-Danube” was officially approved on 11 July 2012 by UNESCO MAB Committee in Paris. It covers 630,000 ha (about 80% of the future 5-Country Biosphere reserve ...

Wetland Globes shine spotlight on world’s most vulnerable habitats

07, 2012

The good, the bad and the ugly of the world’s wetlands were revealed at an official ceremony in Bucharest on 7 July 2012 at 18.15 local time (16.15 UK time). The Wetland Globe Awards highlight the benefits of good wetland management and, conversely, the costs to both humans and wildlife of ...

2nd International Working Group and Coordination Board Meeting

06, 2012

The 2nd International Working Group Meeting was prepared by WWF in consultation and cooperation with the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MoENP). It was attended by 50 participants from all five Mura-Drava-Danube countries. Venue was the Eco-center “Zlatna greda" of ...

Alliance of NGOs claims freedom instead of strangulation for the Danube in Croatia

06, 2012

Osijek/Croatia, June 19th, 2012 – More than 50 kilometres of the entire Danube’s best preserved floodplain areas shall soon fall victim to devastating and illegitimate regulation measures, an alliance of international and Croatian NGOs warned in Osijek today. Affected is the region between the ...

WWF hands over Petition against destruction of Danube Wetlands of Kopački Rit

03, 2012

20,160 votes commit Croatian Minister for Environment and Nature Protection Mirela Holy not to allow destruction of Danube’s most valuable wetland. Read more

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