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<div class=\"text-part\">\n                                                                <h1 class=\"tb-title\">Balkan River Defence<\/h1>\n                                                                <h2 class=\"tb-subtitle\">\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>For Europe's last wild rivers<\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/h2>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"tb-properties\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"tb-property\">\n                                                                                    <div class=\"tb-property__icon\">\n                                                \t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"tb-property__label\">\n                                  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class=\"entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tb-logo tb-logo--full-color\" href='https:\/\/thepackrafttrail.com\/slovenia\/' target='_blank' title='The Packraft Trail' >\n\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/02\/PTR-logo.webp' width='500' height='500' alt='' loading='lazy'>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-nav\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dots\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dot active\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arrows\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prev disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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With a mix of adventure, science, and activism, they are fighting against the construction of thousands of harmful hydropower plants in the Balkans.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/balkanriverdefence.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-button\">\n\t\t\tVisit website\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/balkanriverdefence.org\/donate\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-buttonlink\">\n\t\t\tDonate now\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-text_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage2\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>The Balkans are home to the last untouched river systems in Europe. Over 2,700 planned dams threaten these unique ecosystems, local communities, and rare species such as the Balkan lynx and the Danube salmon. Balkan River Defence fights against this destruction and showcases the value of wild, free rivers.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-video-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THIS IS BALKAN RIVER DEFENCE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FtFBwVPmd-8?feature=oembed&#038;preload=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;playsinline=true&#038;controls=true&#038;responsive=true&#038;controlsList=nodownload&#038;oncontextmenu=return false;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tb-practical tb-block align-none background-light pattern-custom variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"practical\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/wa.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/01\/Blank.png)\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Impact<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"practical-cols\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"practical-nav-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"practical-nav tb-style-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#practical-block-0\">Mission &amp; goals<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#practical-block-1\">Actions<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-accordion tb-accordion--animation tb-accordion-mobile-only text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\" id=\"practical-block-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-location-crosshairs tb-style-block\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Mission &amp; goals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Reveal<\/strong>: make the beauty and ecological value of Balkan rivers visible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unmask<\/strong>: show why hydropower is not a sustainable energy source.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide alternatives<\/strong>: through science, education, and ecotourism.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong>: strengthen a network of local activists.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\" id=\"practical-block-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-hand-back-fist tb-style-block\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Actions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Balkan Rivers Tour<\/strong>: annual kayaking trips and protests to raise awareness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research and publications<\/strong>: providing scientific evidence about the impact of dams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media and documentaries<\/strong>: such as <a href=\"https:\/\/balkanriverdefence.org\/the-undamaged\/\"><em>The Undamaged<\/em><\/a>, a film about their struggle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal and political action<\/strong>: collaborating with local communities and NGOs to halt dam construction projects\u200b.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-quoteparallax tb-block align-center background-dark pattern-none variant-text_on_image\" id=\"quoteparallax\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/02\/66463088_842530856129778_5414608585088827392_n.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a biologist or a scientist to protect nature. Just a person with a voice.\u201d<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p><strong>Rok<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Rozman<\/strong> \u2013 founder of Balkan River Defence<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-textimage1 tb-block align-center background-dark pattern-default variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage1-1\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t<h2>How your donation helps<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Your support helps Balkan River Defence with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organizing campaigns and actions to stop dam projects.<\/li>\n<li>Funding legal actions against illegal hydropower plants.<\/li>\n<li>Education programs to train the next generation of conservationists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donate and help keep the last wild rivers of Europe free!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"inner-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-numbers tb-block align-center background-light pattern-custom variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"donate-now\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/wa.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/01\/Blank-white.png)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Collective action adds up.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>When you donate to the Butterfly Foundation, you\u2019re investing in a future where responsible travel is the norm. 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