<img decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-42440" src="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM-1024x609.jpg" alt="" width="100%" height="auto" srcset="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM-300x178.jpg 300w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM-1320x784.jpg 1320w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-17-at-8.51.16-PM.jpg 1824w" sizes="(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Alder forest surrounding the Upper Neretva. Photograph: Vladimir Tadić</figcaption>

The Neretva, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the most biodiverse rivers on the continent – supporting bears, wolves, lynx and many rare species – but more than 50 planned dams could permanently transform the ecosystem.

<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/its-one-of-europes-last-pristine-rivers-can-scientists-save-it-from-50-dams-aoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LINK</strong></a> (via The Guardian)

The Neretva, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the most biodiverse rivers on the continent – supporting bears, wolves, lynx and many rare species ...{ai:summary}<p>Planned dams threaten the biodiversity of the Neretva river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, endangering rare species and the ecosystem. #environment</p>

It’s one of Europe’s last pristine rivers. Can scientists save it from 50 dams?

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