global threats to River Biodiversity (BD) RIVERS IN CRISIS REPORT 2010

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06.10.11 : France to dismantel the Poutès dam (17m) on the Allier river (Loire), f
04.10.11 : USA : The emblematic Condit Dam (White salmon river) to be breaches october 26
28.09.11 : Eurelectric report : Half of european Hydro power untapped (276 Twh) ??
10.07.11 : Big Jump 2011 (regional version) : record participation
09.07.11 : Last chance : Have you registered your Big Jump Event ? (10.07.11)
08.07.11 : Turkey: Drowning the Past in the Waters of Progress (Hasankeyf)
16.06.11 : EU Commission is referring Spain to the EU Court of Justice for breaching two pieces of EU environment legislation.
04.04.11 : Pakistan: US pledges $500m for Bhasha dam
19.03.11 : Turkey and Syria lay foundation stone of 'Friendship Dam'
08.03.11 : China : Dam Nation -When Beijing counts hydropower as "green energy," it's doing the environment -- and its economy -- no favor.(Foreign Policy)
03.01.11 : Big Jump 2011, regional edition: July 10, 3pm GMT+2
22.12.02 : Red pollution in Hungary - the actual situation (f)
16.12.10 : Alstom to supply equipment to Guanyinyan hydroelectric dam in China
16.11.10 : China begins damming Brahmaputra river for hydropower project
03.11.10 : Scotland Aims for First Hydro-economy
07.10.10 : Pollution in Hungary : The polluted water flows into the Danube River (d, WWF)
30.09.10 : RIVERS IN CRISIS REPORT 2010
02.08.10 : Chilean Patagonia is under attack by an international dam building company
18.07.10 : Czech Republic : New Coalition for Rivers wants to achieve more effective and nature friendly flood prevention and protection measures
11.07.10 : Big Jump at 3 pm : A total success with over 250 official and 400 or more inofficial or privat Big Jumps in 20 countrys in Europe ! More informations
08.07.10 : A Big Jump in Europs rivers and lakes to improve the implementation of the european water policy ! (Pressrelease ERN / EEB)
28.06.10 : Last call to participate. Big Jump, the demonstration in the water for the water !
30.05.10 : Huge protest march in Barcelona to protect the river Ebro
06.04.10 : Second call : BIG JUMP 2010, July 11, 3pm Participate, Sign in !
04.04.10 : Montenegro : Moraca River endangered by 4 dams projects (WWF) ! Sign !
15.03.10 : Turkey : Many thousands people demonstrated against dam projects in the whole country (International day of rivers)
23.01.10 : Turqey negociate water export to Syria, Israel and Lybia (f)
21.01.10 : Three Gorges Dam forces relocations of 300,000 more
22.12.09 : L'Oural, third biggest european river could dry out in its middle cours (f)
17.12.09 : Sharp drop in Ireland's top quality rivers revealed 
11.11.09 : Australia : Peter Garret, the federal minister for environnement stop the controversal project of the Traveston Dam on the Mary River
20.09.09 : Iraq Reaches Water, Energy and Trade Agreements With Turkey
20.08.09 : Transfer massive de l'eau manquent de transfers lacking scrutiny (WWF Report)
10.07.09 : European banks withdraw from Ilisu dam project in Turkey - Non governmental organisations welcome pullout as the right decision
09.06.09 : Ilisu Dam-Affected People Expropriated amidst Ultimatum
Turkish Government snubs Europeans shortly before the Deadline
28.05.09 : Ilisu dam project on the Tigris: International Standards not reached despite ultimatum. Cultural heritage doomed to be lost
14.05.09 : Turkey : Ilisu Dam project : Internationale Petition to stop the construction and to preserve the World heritage (g)
21.04.09 : China to build 20 hydro dams on Yangtze River
14.03.09 : World Water Forum 5 in Istanbul : First day : 19 persons arrested ! (d)
02.02.09 : Lake Chapala in Mexico declared as RAMSAR site (GNF), (g)
31.12.08 : China Slows Water Project. South-to-North Plan Faces 4-Year Delay on Impact Concerns
23.12.08 : Turkey : Ilisu Dam Project facing severe backlash, (NGO Press Release)
18.12.08 : China : Yunnan's Xiaowan Hydropower Station started filling with water
12.12.08 : China : Official Cites Hydropower's Messy Splash (Caijing Magazine)
27.11.08 : ICOLD (Art. Le Monde) : After years, come back of large dams (f)
26.11.08 : Australia / Traveston Dam project : Aussie Activists Celebrate Dam Suspension (by IR)
14.10.08 : China plans to build 750 dams across Tibet
08.10.08 : Germany, Austria and Switzerland have started the official process of withdrawing financial support for the Ilisu project in Turkey (e)
25.09.08 : Bulgaria Government Revives Hydroelectric Projects on Danube River
18.09.08 : USA : Dam reservoirs invaded by nonindigenous species (f)
14.09.08 : Fertilisers linked to contaminated drinking water in Evros, Greece
27.08.08 : Switzerland : Potential for Small Hydropower Plants Recognised
23.08.08 : Stockholm / Waterweek : 50 % of the waterconsumption by agricultur is wasted ! (f)
31.07.08 : Environmental Information Portal lauched by EEA and Microsoft
28.07.08 : Mediterranean area : Tourism Puts Growing Pressure on Water Resources
23.07.08 : France unveils plan to boost hydropower
06.07.08 : BIG JUMP Day in Europe !
19.06.08 : Chinese experts appeal to authorities to suspend big dam projects in southwest China following Sichuan's deadly earthquake
18.06.08 : WWF warns Turkey of approaching water crisis
17.06.08 : European standards for surface water (f)
12.06.08 : Call for the intermediary Big Jump 2008 (July 6)
19.05.08 : Spain / Water transfers. The actual situation, (an overlook by ERN)
18.05.08 : Spain : Large demonstration in the delta of the Ebroriver (Amposta) against water transfers

Amposta, 18 of may 2008 (Plataforma)

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