Conservation award goes to a tireless fighter for Mura river

Nov 23, 2021 | Archive

Andreja Slameršek from Slovenia receives the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Prize for protecting the Mura and Sava rivers Eight hydropower plants were to be built on the Mura in Slovenia. The construction of the dams would have destroyed more than 50 kilometers of...

World’s first 5-country biosphere reserve will benefit people and nature in the ‘Amazon of Europe’

Sep 28, 2021 | Archive

With the world facing climate and nature crises, UNESCO’s designation today of the Mura-Drava-Danube as the world’s first ‘5-country biosphere reserve’ represents a historic step towards a new era for people and nature in Europe as well as an international model for...

Scientists delighted over big carps at the Mura/Drava confluence

Jul 17, 2021 | Archive

fish stock assessment at Mura and Drava river in the course of the Lifeline MDD project Last week, researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management of University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) conducted a fish...

Feeling adventurous?

Jul 10, 2021 | Archive

Become an explorer at the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail Become an explorer at the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail! That’s a unique possibility to be one of the first cyclist on the new bike trail, even before it is officially launched. The way goes through the scenic...

The Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley is fully on track!

Jun 26, 2021 | Archive

With June 2021 and the first workshops to develop the mission statement and management plan, the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley is now taking concrete shape. The joint planning and development of the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley offer special...