"Aoos Is Drying up – Lack of Ecological Supply Threatens One of Europe's Last Free-Flowing Rivers" - The Press Project - News, Analysis, Radio, Television

The need for immediate and effective management of water resources based on ecological criteria for the Aoos River is highlighted by a scientific study, which was carried out within the framework of the “Save the Blue Heart of Europe” initiative-alliance and was published by the Riverwatch organization and the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Man (MedINA). According to the study, […]

The environmental organizations MedINA, EuroNatur and RiverWatch report that a new scientific study, published in the framework of the international initiative Save the Blue Heart of Europe, highlights the serious impacts of the absence of ecological flow from the Aoos Springs dam on the biodiversity and water regime of the river. Ecological flow is not simply a minimum water supply, but a necessary flow that allows ecosystems below dams to main…

Athens, Radolfzell, Vienna. A new scientific study led by researchers from the University of Soil Culture Vienna (BOKU) and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Athens shows severe ecological consequences of a lack of minimum drainage from the dam at the Aoos sources. This deficiency damages both the biodiversity of the river and its natural water balance. According to the EU Water Framework Directive, an ecological discharge is not…