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River restoration and Natural Water Retention Measures

(EN) - Onema 2015

This workshop aimed to promote a better integration of European directives and policies through river restoration and natural water retention measures. The workshop was also focusing on the ways to improve local communities’ engagement in aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

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Theme : Awareness > Documents

A new type of river management is coming !

(EN) - RMC Water Agency 2016

This film, aimed at stakeholders involved in rivers management, presents and illustrates three key ideas, focusing on river restoration, to...

Theme : Tools

Head water streams, a critical issue for water resources

(EN) - Onema 2015

Synthesis of a symposium, aimed at a professional audience, which highlighted the importance of head water streams and showed some good...

Theme : Awareness > Documents

Film: Between wild river and tamed river

(EN) - Natural Regional Parks of Morvan and of Ballon des Vosges 2017

Through interviews with users and experts, this 31min movie presents the actions carried out in the context of the Life “Ecological Continuity” programme, and raises awareness about river issues. More films from the programme<...

Theme : Tools

Dam removal in France

(EN) - ERN 2016

France has been working on dam removal for years. European Rivers Network presents, as an NGO engaged in the preservation of rivers, its views on the main actions implemented by the country for almost 30 years, and proposes some case studies, including the Brives-Charensac dam...

Theme : Tools

River restoration in France: Changes in definitions and techniques over space and time. Outlook for the future

(EN) - AFB 2017

This document presents the history of the concept of river restoration, the French and international definitions, but also the diversity of practices and some reflexions about possible strategies for river restoration. A...

Theme : Awareness > Documents