The still natural confluence of Mura and Drava rivers, straddling along the Croatian and Hungarian border, will not be channelled according to the latest decision by the Croatian Environmental Ministry. This is an important signal to effectively protect the core zone of the recently designated ...

Vienna, Austria, October 22nd, 2012 – A comprehensive monitoring report issued by the European Commission on Croatia’s state of preparedness for EU membership has detected significant gaps in the implementation of EU environmental law. In particular, the report criticizes the insufficient ...

On 15th August 2012 Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacoby died after a brief, severe illness at the age of 56. As a staff member of EuroNatur for 25 years - for virtually half of his lifetime - he was committed to the preservation of Europe´s natural heritage, and he never faltered in this commitment. ...

On Thursday 12th July, under the auspice of the RAMSAR COP11, representatives of the governments of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia, ICPDR, IUCN, Ramsar Secretariat, Wetlands International, WWF, other NGOs and participants at the conference gathered to celebrate the new achievements ...

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 ...