With over one million barriers in European rivers, there is a need to prioritise those that areremoved. The programme's focus will be to support organisations and communities working to restore rivers by funding dam removal projects that have the greatest possible impact on restoring river ecosystems. 

On the 26^th and 27^th of May this year the European River Symposium (ERS) 2021 has taken place as an online event and was attended by 256 rivers and wetlands professionals including policy makers, planners, practitioners, researchers, and young professionals, as well as any other interested from 38 countries in Europe and beyond. The ERS 2021 is a continuation of efforts starting in 2013, with the convening of the first European River Symposium, to strengthen efforts to protect, restore and better manage rivers in Europe. Now after four editions, this 2021 event has been a continuation of the effort to celebrate and promote positive actions in support of rivers.

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With only 40% of Europe's waterways in good ecological condition, a new study published today calls for tens of thouthands of redundnt dams and other barriers removed to help restore rivres ad lakes - boosting wildlife populations and benefiting communities across the continent. An new initiative called Dam Removal Europe aims to start an are of dam removal.

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