{"id":1727,"date":"2025-02-07T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/?page_id=1727"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:05:27","slug":"free-rivers-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/en\/partners\/free-rivers-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Rivers Fund"},"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-9.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/02\/BFF-desktop-wallpaper-headers-9.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\">Free Rivers Fund<\/h1>\n                                                                <h2 class=\"tb-subtitle\">\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Protect free-flowing rivers worldwide<\/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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                   <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-down-button\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"align-center tb-logos tb-block align-none background-light pattern-none variant-partners tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"logos\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">Supported by<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-logos__logos tb-logos__logos--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block-full-width has-tb-carousel\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entries tb-cards\" data-slider-first=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tb-logo tb-logo--full-color\" href='https:\/\/thepackrafttrail.com\/ardennen\/' 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\/2025\/02\/BFF-desktop-wallpaper-headers-1-e1738959613285.png' width='912' height='915' loading='lazy'>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Financial support for river protectors<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Free Rivers Fund provides financial support to activists and conservation groups dedicated to preserving free-flowing rivers and preventing dam constructions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freerivers.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:\/\/freerivers.org\/support\/\"  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>Free-flowing rivers are threatened worldwide by the construction of dams and hydropower projects, leading to loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystems. The Free Rivers Fund was established to counter these threats by supporting those who are actively fighting for the conservation and restoration of natural river flows.<\/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=\"SAVE THE \u00d6TZ - TYROL&#039;S LARGEST FREE FLOWING RIVER!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5sWJbesfTg?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 Free Rivers Fund is to support initiatives and actions that advocate for free-flowing rivers. By collaborating with the paddlesports industry, they provide grants to activists and conservation groups dedicated to protecting rivers from dams and development.<\/p><\/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>The Free Rivers Fund provides financial support to grassroots initiatives focused on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removing existing structures that obstruct the natural flow of rivers.<\/li>\n<li>Combating new dam or hydropower projects.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting legal actions, protests, and educational campaigns to raise awareness and encourage action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They offer both regular and emergency grants to projects that meet their criteria.<\/p><\/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\/Boana-El-Chalten-Argentinia-C-Araceli-Rodriguez-e1707666072176.webp');\">\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>\u201cIt\u2019s simple. We need to understand that our responsibility goes beyond just maximizing profits for shareholders and ourselves \u2013 we also have a responsibility to the planet.\u201d<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p><strong>Yvon Chouinard<\/strong> \u2013 founder of Patagonia<\/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 donation to the Free Rivers Fund directly helps finance projects aimed at preserving and restoring free-flowing rivers. 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