European Centre for River Restoration
The ECRR is a European network consisting of national centres and individual members bound by their mission to enhance and promote river restoration throughout Europe.
The ECRR counteracts the threats to natural riverine habitats by fostering the establishment of national river restoration networks, and by disseminating information on river restoration.
For a free membership of the ECRR fill in the application form here.
ECRR's mission is:
- Enhancing ecological river restoration throughout Europe
ECRR's vision is:
- River Restoration is eco-system based
- Ecological River Restoration is an integral part of sustainable water management
- ECRR is connecting people and organizations working on river restoration
- ECRR supports development of good/best practices of river restoration
ECRR latest news & reports:
- Water Water Forum Seminar presentations, Ljubljana November 2011
- Seminar report, Bucharest July 2010
- Seminar and fieldtrip Bucharest July 2010 pictures
News
Click for the latest Newsletter (December 2011)
ECRR organised the seminar "Forging targets and Solutions for Rivers and Water Ecosystem Restoration" in Ljubljana, 16-18 November 2011.
This event was organised as part of the process of the 6th World Water Forum. It was a great success, with over 100 participants from 27 countries actively joining discussions.
The presentations are now available!The ECRR welcomes the Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia as the Slovenian national centre within the network! You can find more information on the institute on their website.
ECRR looks forward to continuing collaboration with the Institute, most notably within framework of the further activities within the WWF6 process.
Download the Lelystad declaration. This call to European countries to restore rivers was estalished at the seminar held at the ECRR's 10th anniversary.
Download the ECRR Brochure: Addressing practitioners (pdf version, 8MB)
Agenda
Sixth World Water Forum: Time for Solutions
March12-17 , Marseille, France. more info;
Riverprize 2012 - Apply now!
International RiverFoundation invites to you to apply for the 2012 Thiess International or Australian Riverprize. This is awarded annually for outstanding achievements in the restoration and preservation of rivers, lakes, wetlands and estuaries. The 2012 Riverprizes will be awarded at the Riverprize Gala Dinner held during the 15th International Riversymposium on 8-11 October in Melbourne, Australia.
Applications close 16 March 2012. To access application forms, guidelines and further information, click on read the full article.
RRC Conference 2012
April 19-20 2012, Nottingham, England. more info;