The “Balkanka” Association is a Bulgarian non-profit, non-governmental organization that is trying to save and protect all Bulgarian rivers – the main objectives being the protection and conservation of river biodiversity in general, as well as the conservation and restoration of indigenous Balkan trout populations in particular. These are some steep goals and the members…
In this year’s pile of applications there were some surprises – one being the Bisri valley project. First we are happy to have reached people all over the world and river conservationists even in Lebanon have heard about the Free Rivers Fund and applied for grants. The second – not so happy – surprise was…
Marañón Waterkeeper is a community lead organisation working to protect the Marañón River in Peru in its natural, free flowing state, as well as protecting the greater Amazon below. Endangered Marañón The Marañón river is the second longest river in Peru and is considered the hydrological source of the Amazon. The terrain it covers is…
These five amazing river conservation projects have been selected for support in 2019. Marañón Waterkeeper Marañón Waterkeeper is a community lead organisation that is working to protect the Marañón River, hydrological source of the Amazon. 20 mega dams planned along the Marañón would turn its 900km of whitewater into a series of stagnant reservoirs, block…
The three organisations that started the Free Rivers Fund will not be included in the grant programm 2019. Each of them has decided that it is time to give their share to new grassroot projects. In 2016, WET – Wildwasser Erhalten Tirol, Save the Conwy and the Balkan Rivers Tour started the Free Rivers Fund…
The CZZS Centar za životnu sredinu / Center for Environment approached us with infos about their Ugar canyon project which is supported by the Free Rivers Fund this year. The plans for new hydro power plants in Ugar canyon (Bosnia and Herzegovina) are luckily not showing much progress at the moment. This is unexpected but…
© FLO SMITH 2016 by Rob Litherland – Save Our Rivers To act requires a trauma: a realisation that something you hold close is going to be trampled on, or taken, poisoned or broken. And from this trauma grows doubt: who will be there to stand in front of the bulldozer? What we now…
We hope you are out kayaking this season, have some smooth lines, boof the shit out of it and enjoy life with your friends. And we wonder: have you come across your next river saving project? How are your favourite rivers? Are they all save? We, for instance, have spent some time kayaking in…
We joined the 3rd Chasing Aphrodite Kayak Extreme Race in April to be part of the kayaking season start in Europe, meet kayakers from many different nations and make new friends. The race takes place every year at Fium Orbo river on Corsica, on a beautiful class 4 stretch with bedrock rapids. If you havn’t…
What is your year 2018 going to be like? We will be out there, go kayaking, swim in the river, hike mountains, sit next to the fire and enjoy nature. But we will also do all we can to preserve the creeks we paddle and rivers we swim in. In 2018 we will again back…