{"id":1676,"date":"2025-02-02T02:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T02:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/?page_id=1676"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:56:45","slug":"balkan-rivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/en\/partners\/balkan-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Balkan Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tb-header tb-block align-center background-dark pattern-none variant-none\" id=\"header\" data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/06\/Slovenie-2022-0946-1-1.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/06\/Slovenie-2022-0946-1-1.jpg'); background-position:;\">\n    <div class=\"tb-header-foreground\">\n        <div class=\"inner-block\">\n\n            <div class=\"main-part\">\n                <div class=\"text-part\">\n                                                                <h1 class=\"tb-title\">Balkan Rivers<\/h1>\n                                                                <h2 class=\"tb-subtitle\">\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Protect the wild rivers in the Balkans<\/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                                            2023                                        <\/div>\n                    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href='https:\/\/thepackrafttrail.com\/balkan\/' 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 class=\"tb-magazine tb-block align-none background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"magazine\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-image-orientation-landscape tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-inner-block tb-image-alignment--center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-magazine-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/03\/logo-1.png' width='500' height='263' loading='lazy'>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Last untouched rivers at risk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>The Balkans are home to some of the last free-flowing and wild rivers in Europe. These rivers are essential for biodiversity, local communities, and the climate. However, thousands of hydropower projects threaten their future.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/balkanrivers.net\"  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:\/\/balkanrivers.net\/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 organization Balkan Rivers is dedicated to protecting the rivers of the Balkans from harmful dam projects. Although hydropower is often considered 'green energy', the construction of dams leads to the destruction of ecosystems, the disappearance of fish species, and social conflicts. The campaign <strong>Save the Blue Heart of Europe<\/strong> was established to preserve these unique waterways.<\/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=\"Blue Heart Full Film | The Fight for Europe\u2019s Last Wild Rivers | Patagonia\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OhmHByZ0Xd8?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>Stop destructive hydropower projects.<\/li>\n<li>Protect the rich biodiversity and natural ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>Apply political pressure to promote sustainable energy alternatives.<\/li>\n<li>Raise awareness among the public and policymakers.<\/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>Scientific research<\/strong>: The <strong>Eco-Masterplan<\/strong> analyzed over 80,000 km of rivers and designated 61,000 km as \u2018No-Go zones\u2019 for hydropower.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campaigns &amp; Activism<\/strong>: Balkan Rivers collaborates with local communities, NGOs, and scientists to increase public pressure and persuade policymakers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political lobbying<\/strong>: Successful actions have already led to the first <strong>Wild River National Park<\/strong> in Europe, located on the Vjosa River in Albania.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternatives to hydropower<\/strong>: Research shows that solar and wind energy provide a more sustainable and effective alternative in the Balkan region.<\/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\/2024\/04\/Copy-of-Siliquini-ThePackRaftTrail-Travelbase-230822-0461-768x512-1.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>\u201cDam construction damages rivers, harming the veins of the blue heart and European heritage.\u201d<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p><strong>Ulrich Eichelmann<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of Riverwatch, project coordinator of \u2018Blue Heart\u2019<\/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 us keep these rivers free and protect them for future generations. 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