Restored floodplain areas would have limited flooding on Lower Danube
Restoration of floodplain areas must be a complementary form for flood risk management
Romania takes the lead in restoring sturgeon fisheries in the Danube
A Romanian ban on the commercial fishing of all wild sturgeon species for the next ten has to be followed up by other countries in the region in order to restore declining sturgeon populations in the Danube river basin.
Europe losing species and habitats at a dramatic rate
According to a series of surveys carried out by WWF and its partners as part of the European Habitats Forum (EHF), the diversity of Europe’s wildlife and habitats continues to be lost at a dramatic rate.
Make room for the river: Restoring the Danube
In Bulgaria and Romania floods have caused enormous damage along the Danube River, serving to underline man-made changes to the river’s floodplains. Find out more about sustainable floodplain management on Europe's second largest river.
Danube floods the result of mismanagement
An integrated and internationally coordinated approach to flood management that works with nature, not against it, is needed for flood security along the entire length of the Danube.
Danube Floods: Long-term solutions needed for people and nature
Floodwaters have returned to Bulgaria and Romania, menacing towns, villages and human lives. Long-term solutions for flood management are required that work with nature, not against it, by giving back space to the rivers.
One million hectares of forests to receive FSC certification in Bulgaria
WWF welcomes a decision by the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to certify 30 per cent of the country's state-owned forests under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification scheme, the leading international standard of good forest management.
Europe's Living Countryside - Bulgaria National Report
An analysis of how environmental priorities and objectives were addressed in the last Bulgarian Rural Development Programme.
Work with nature, not against it to reduce risk of floods in Europe
As the European Commission is preparing a new EU Directive on flood risk management, WWF asks that lessons be learnt from the repeated catastrophic flood events across Europe.
EU aid could worsen Bulgarian flood disasters
The Bulgarian government has requested financial aid from the European Union for relief from recent floods that have devastated large parts of the country. WWF is concerned that the proposed funding may contribute to larger and ever more devastating effects of flood events in the future.