{"id":1699,"date":"2025-02-04T01:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T01:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:21:03","slug":"river-collective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/en\/partners\/river-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"River Collective"},"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\/2025\/02\/BFF-desktop-wallpaper-headers-6.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/02\/BFF-desktop-wallpaper-headers-6.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\">River Collective<\/h1>\n                                                                <h2 class=\"tb-subtitle\">\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Turning knowledge into action<\/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                                        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href='https:\/\/thepackrafttrail.com\/luxemburg\/' 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-portrait 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\/RC_Logo_Blue.png' width='2048' height='2048' loading='lazy'>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Protection through cooperation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>River Collective is a network of students, researchers, conservationists, and kayakers dedicated to the protection of free-flowing rivers. Through collaboration and knowledge sharing, they combat the uncontrolled development of hydropower plants and other threats to river ecosystems.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rivercollective.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:\/\/rivercollective.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>Rivers around the world are threatened by dams, pollution, and habitat loss. River Collective was born out of the need to protect these ecosystems by bringing together people from different backgrounds to turn their knowledge into action.<\/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=\"Home River Bioblitz 2024 | Short Recap\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBEYX-Zrkhs?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\"><p>The mission of River Collective is to spark a global movement that protects free rivers. Their goals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Education and awareness<\/strong> about the ecological value of rivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bringing together experts and activists<\/strong> to develop innovative solutions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizing impactful events<\/strong> like the <em>Students for Rivers Camp<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/homeriverbioblitz.org\/\"><em>Home River Bioblitz<\/em><\/a>, where students and scientists come together for river protection.<\/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\"><p>River Collective organizes various projects and events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Students for Rivers Camp<\/strong> \u2013 an annual event where students come together to explore river conservation and initiate projects.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/homeriverbioblitz.org\/\"><strong>Home River Bioblitz<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 a global project where volunteers map and monitor their local rivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ripple Projects<\/strong> \u2013 innovative collaborations such as mapping endangered river areas and researching ecological impact.<\/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\/BFF-desktop-wallpaper-headers-7-e1738634140699.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>\u201cIf we work together, we can save rivers and leave future generations a free-flowing world.\u201d<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p><strong>Vera Knook<\/strong> \u2013 founder of River Collective<\/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>With your support, River Collective can continue working on education, research, and direct actions for river conservation. Donations are used to train students and young activists, support field research, and facilitate the organization of events. 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