New Report ‘Mobilising science & society to restore the Danube River Basin: Exploring routes to collective action’
New Report ‘Mobilising science & society to restore the Danube River Basin: Exploring routes to collective action’ from a workshop with researchers, NGOs & citizen science practitioners, explore ways of mobilising science & society to restore the DRB.
The Danube is Europe’s second-longest river, stretching 2,850 kilometres from its source in the Black Forest to the shores of the Black Sea. In total, the Danube River Basin (DRB) and its waters underpin the diverse riverine habitats and ecosystems of 20 European countries. Because of its immense environmental, cultural and economic importance, both local and international cooperation are essential to safeguard the DRB and its ecosystems. In our matchmaking workshop we brought together scientists doing research related to Danube River Basin ecosystems and Citizen Science practitioners, to find new ways to collaborate on the common goal of improving the Danube river’s ecological status, biodiversity and ecosystem connectivity. The goals of the workshop were for participants to gain insights into research in the DRB and into citizen science, but also to find new collaboration partners to initiate or scale citizen science activities in the DRB, and concretise steps for future citizen science activities.
