International Conference: WWF and Partners take action to preserve the
Unique Lifelines of the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers

Budapest, Vienna, October 28th, 2011 – More than 50 delegates of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia are currently attending an international conference in Budapest, organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development in cooperation with WWF. The purpose of the congress is to define the next steps for the protection of the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers as a Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Amongst the participants are environmental representatives of all five governments and conservation authorities, as well as deputies of NGOs and supporting partner organisations like UNESCO, Ramsar and Wetlands International. On today’s closing day, a road map was agreed to establish the first protected area in the world commonly shared and managed across five countries.
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