DAM REMOVAL PROGRESS 2023
Topics: EU Directives, Habitat & Biodiversity, River continuity,
Regions: Published: 07-05-2024 , Authors: Foivos Alexandros Mouchlianitis Copyright World Fish Migration Foundation
DRE reports that in 2023:
- At least 487 barriers were removed in 15 European countries.
- France was the trailblazer of bbarrier removal in Europe, followed by Spain, Sweden and Denmark.
- 46% of the removed barriers were weirs and 36% were culverts. Dams were the next most type of removed bbarriers (12%), followed by ramps, sluices and fords
- 78% of the removed barriers were lower than 2 m, 20% were 2-5 m high and 2% were more than 5 m high.
- More than 4300 km of rivers were reconnected through barrier removals.