Report from the International River Watch Camp in Belarus
CCB • July 30, 2008
Between July 30 – August 5 2008, an International River Watch Camp was organised by ARB BirdLife (Belarus) and Friends of the Baltic (Russia) at the Vileiskoye lake (basin of Western Dvina) in Belarus.
In 2022, amid the devastation caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a small but meaningful crowdfunding initiative - #ASeedForReblooming - was launched to support landscape architect Nina Radchenko . Today, that initiative has evolved into a powerful contribution to urban sustainability and community resilience in Lviv.
The EU Fisheries Council have agreed to a roll-over of current eel fishing closures in EU waters to protect the 2026/2027 eel migrations. Regrettably the well-intentioned provision now contains so many derogations that the measure is not effective. The ban on recreational eel fishing in EU waters remain. In the Mediterranean region, measures apply in all waters, including freshwater, in line with the GFCM Recommendation [1] on eel.