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 Croatian village of Batina and the confluence of the Danube and the Drava at Aljmaš, including the world famous Nature Park “Kopački rit” in Croatia, bordering Serbia. A group of journalists, representing major European media is currently visiting this area to get a first-hand impression of the natural values at stake.

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