{"id":2645,"date":"2026-05-21T13:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/?page_id=2645"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:15:36","slug":"our-river","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/en\/partners\/our-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Our River"},"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\/2026\/05\/2158581118-62637bf36d8acb7fb14cb68464142f3c9d76f209b90e55b17f30fb9349acbbc7-d-e1779367598977.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bff.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/05\/2158581118-62637bf36d8acb7fb14cb68464142f3c9d76f209b90e55b17f30fb9349acbbc7-d-e1779367598977.jpg'); background-position:;\">\n    <div class=\"tb-header-foreground\">\n        <div class=\"inner-block\">\n\n            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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\/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 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With the power of visual storytelling, they reveal the hidden world below the waterline of European rivers. At the same time, they map the growing threats to biodiversity to promote positive change.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourriver.eu\/\"  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:\/\/arthurdebruin.com\"  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>Freshwater ecosystems in Europe are under extreme pressure; since the 1970s, 93% of migrating river fish have been lost. If the human impact on rivers doesn't change, a wilderness that took millions of years to evolve will disappear before we really get to know it. The creators exist to bring this invisible universe to light and mobilize people to stop the decline.<\/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=\"OurRiver Teaser 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1051098169?h=36c075d313&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&#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;\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/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 organization supports nature conservation through communication, film, and photography. Their main goals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Raise awareness:<\/b> Informing the public about the complexity and beauty of life below the waterline.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Support river restoration:<\/b> Assisting local and international NGOs working to restore river ecosystems and achieve EU goals.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Show threats and successes:<\/b> Not only warning about dangers but also sharing success stories like dam removals to inspire action.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Seek collaboration:<\/b> Increasing impact by closely working with scientists, conservationists, media, and educational institutions.<\/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><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sharing visuals:<\/b> Images and footage from expeditions are shared for free or strategically with NGOs for their campaigns.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Media integration:<\/b> Producing documentaries, exhibitions, books, and scientific publications to reach a million-strong audience.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Visual documentation:<\/b> Capturing large-scale projects, such as dam demolitions and mapping rare fish species.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Targeted ad-hoc projects:<\/b> Taking immediate action with video productions when animals or specific underwater landscapes need urgent help or attention.<\/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\/2026\/05\/ArthurdeBruin_AT_WORK_1_0.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>\u201cSeeing the water from above means seeing our own world reflected. Few realize what lies beneath: a completely different universe, rich in color, complexity, and beauty.\u201d<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p><strong>Arthur de Bruin<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; co-founder of Blikonderwater Productions and underwater photographer\/filmmaker<\/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 contribution helps these filmmakers finance new expeditions and bring the ecological crisis below the waterline into view. 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