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The protection of the Danube is a central concern for me. Together with WWF and its partners, I want to contribute to preserving this unique heritage for the benefit of people and nature and protecting it from future threats – Hubert von Goisern

07 May 2008
Rivers of sound
Last summer, Austrian musician Hubert von Goisem took to a barge to bring his music and environmental message to the people who live along the Danube. Now he is planning a similar concert tour along the Rhine. Andreas Beckman, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, asked him why. » Read more

 
Cutting invasive amorpha shrubs to produce biomass energy and restore wetlands.

25 Apr 2008
Planting the energy for wetland conservation in north Hungary

Making the right decisions on how to use land and plants in rural Europe can bring many benefits for business, nature and rural development.

» Read more

 
Ana Lake in Retezat National Park in the Carpathian Mountains of southeast Romania.The European Commission accepted new areas corresponding to two-thirds the size of The Netherlands to its Natura 2000 network of protected natural areas. Many of the new areas are in central and eastern Europe, including a significant part of the Carpathian Mountains.

24 Apr 2008
More space for species in Europe
Brown bears, wolves, lynx, owls and black storks have been given vast new areas to roam in as the European Commission accepted new areas corresponding to two-thirds the size of The Netherlands to its Natura 2000 network of protected natural areas. » Read more

 
An increased hunting quota for brown bear in Slovenia could decimate the country's entire population.

21 Apr 2008
Bear facts
Europe’s brown bears, most of which live in Romania, are facing increasing risks -- from government plans to cut their numbers, to clashes with humans and encroachment on their habitats. WWF's radio programme Wild Talk recently caught up with Andreas Beckmann, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, to learn what is being done to help the bears. » Read more

 
Shepherds in Gradiste Nature Park, Romania

14 Apr 2008
Audio slideshow: A wealth from farming
The Danube-Carpathian region has many of Europe's richest richest cultural landscapes. But changing rural economies and land use are putting pressure on many of these areas. In our slideshow, WWF's Koen de Rijck talks about these nature values and the people that have created them, the threats they face, and how to address these challenges, accompanied by Koen's striking photos of the landscapes and people of the region. » Read more

New or Updated Projects

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Feb 2008

Reconnecting the Danube and its People

Operating within the framework of the TCCC-WWF global partnership, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and WWF will work in a spirit of partnership to achiev... » Read more
 
Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Sep 2004

Lower Danube Green Corridor

The aim of the project is to support implementation of an integrated ecological network of healthy, restored and protected wetlands covering 900,000ha... » Read more
 
Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: May 2002

Forest Management in Romania and Bulgaria - IKEA

The purpose of the project is to achieve responsible forest management and widespread multi-stakeholder based forest certification in Romania and Bulg... » Read more

Contact

Andreas Beckmann
(Deputy Director)
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Office (DCPO),
Vienna Main

T: +43 1 524547021

Offices

WWF Austria,
Vienna
Ottakringer Strasse 114-116 1160 Vienna
Austria

T: +43 1 488 17 0
F: +43 1 488 17 44
 
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Office (DCPO),
Bulgaria
67 Tzanko Tzerkovski Street Entrance 1,
fl.2,
ap.3 1421 Sofia,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria

T: +359 2 96 40 546
F: +359 2 96 40 545
 
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Office (DCPO),
Romania
Mircea Vulcanescu Street No. 109 Sector 1,
Bucharest RO-010818 Romania
Romania

T: +40 21 3174996
F: +40 21 3174997
 
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Office (DCPO),
Vienna Main
Mariahilferstrasse 88a/3/9 1070 Vienna
Austria

T: +43 1 524 54 70
F: +43 1 524 54 70 70
 
WWF Hungary,
Budapest
Nemetvolgyi ut 78/b 1124 Budapest
Hungary

T: +36 1 2145554
F: +36 1 2129353
 
WWF Project Office Ukrainian Danube Delta,
Odessa
WWF Project Office Ukrainian Danube Delta Nekrasova lane,
2 (entrance from 8,
Gogolya str) Odessa 65082
Ukraine

T: +380 487 776 779
F: +380 487 776 779

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