More than 300 barriers were taken down last year, boosting the health of waterways and the wildlife they support, say experts
Migration Foundation and founder of Dam Removal Europe. “It shows countries are picking up speed on implementing this river restoration tool.”
. But the year’s largest known project was the removal of La Roche qui Boit hydropower dam on the Sélune River in France. One of the more surprising removals was the obsolete Bayurivka dam in Ukraine, where WWF-Ukraine’s river restoration work continued, despite the war. Taking out the abandoned six-metre-high dam, in the Carpathian mountains of Verkhovyna national park, opened 27km of the Perkalaba River to migratory fish for the first time in 120 years and removed the risk of it collapsing.
Almost 75% of the barriers removed were weirs, followed by culverts and dams. At least 10 hydropower dams were dismantled in England, Finland, France, Norway, Spain and Sweden.“Removing barriers to restore rivers’ natural flow and connectivity brings many ecosystem service benefits, such as flood protection, water purification, and recreational opportunities,” said Wanningen.
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