lifelineMDD Protecting and restoring ecological connectivity in the Mura-Drava-Danube river corridor through cross-sectoral cooperation

  • lifelineMDD - A big thanks to the lifelineMDD making MURA FESTIVAL 2022 in Slovenia happen
    - 30-12-2022
    A big thanks to the lifelineMDD making MURA FESTIVAL 2022 in Slovenia happen

    In the last year of the project lifelineMDD, 2022, IRSNC organized about 20 events in the frame of the Mura Festival. A major part of the events is planned for children from local schools where children can learn about the Mura River, typical...

  • lifelineMDD - VOLUNTEERING ACTIONS IN MUNICIPALITY OF VELIKA POLANA (SLOVENIA)
    - 29-12-2022
    VOLUNTEERING ACTIONS IN MUNICIPALITY OF VELIKA POLANA (SLOVENIA)

    MVP TAKE CARE OF STORKS AND MARSHY AREA ALONG THE ČRNEC STREAM The Municipality of Velika Polana (MVP) is aware of the importance of protecting the environment and taking care of protecting natural heritage in various actions. Together with...

  • lifelineMDD - Final activities on the restoration site in Serbia
    - 29-12-2022
    Final activities on the restoration site in Serbia

    Restoration activities in the Serbian pilot site Lovrenac have been executed on time, during August and September 2022. Together with our subcontractor, we decided that the third point on Lovrenac canal will be cleaned of excess vegetation and...

  • lifelineMDD - Check out winning photos from our photo competition!
    - 23-12-2022
    Check out winning photos from our photo competition!

    Winning photos by Ivor Fisher. For more photos, please check out Facebok profile: Ivor Fisher  

  • lifelineMDD - PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND AUSTRIAN FEDERAL PRESIDENT PATRONS OF THE 5-COUNTRY BIOSPHERE RESERVE MURA-DRAVA-DANUBE CONFERENCE
    - 23-12-2022
    PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND AUSTRIAN FEDERAL PRESIDENT PATRONS OF THE 5-COUNTRY BIOSPHERE RESERVE MURA-DRAVA-DANUBE CONFERENCE

    Bad Radkersburg, Austria – More than 100 scientists, nature conservationists, people working in public institutions, NGOs and local stakeholders, gathered in Bad Radkersburg for a 3-day conference “5-Country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube”....

  • lifelineMDD - Opening ceremony at the pilot site Styria
    - 22-12-2022
    Opening ceremony at the pilot site Styria

    December 2022- After 7 months of construction, works on the pilot measure Styria are completed. On December 21, 2022 the official opening took place with local stakeholders and inhabitants.   The measure in the municipality Mureck aims at...

  • lifelineMDD - University students and professors visited the TBR MDD with WWF Hungary
    - 21-12-2022
    University students and professors visited the TBR MDD with WWF Hungary

    WWF Hungary organized three field study visits to the TBR MDD area to improve the connections between professionals of different fields. The participants experienced the results of previous projects and gained new knowledge about the...

  • lifelineMDD - WIN FOUR NIGHTS FOR TWO PERSONS IN KOPAČK RIT + PHOTO SAFARI!
    - 07-09-2022
    WIN FOUR NIGHTS FOR TWO PERSONS IN KOPAČK RIT + PHOTO SAFARI!

    The only thing you need is to take a photo of some nature sight or scene in the area of ​​the Mura, Drava or Danube rivers, publish the photo on your Facebook or Instagram profile and tag #lifelinemdd and tag WWF Adria! Of course, don't...

  • lifelineMDD - FINISHED WORKS ON PILOT SITE ON SLOVENIAN MURA
    - 26-08-2022
    FINISHED WORKS ON PILOT SITE ON SLOVENIAN MURA

    Project partner - Pomgrad, water management company, started with the field works on the pilot site in second half of January 2022 and finished in March 2022. On a length of 250 m, a small widening on the left bank of Mura river was carried out...

  • lifelineMDD - President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and Austrian Federal President Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen have accepted the honorary patronage for the 5-Country Biosphere Reserve Conference Mura-Drava-Danube
    - 07-08-2022
    President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and Austrian Federal President Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen have accepted the honorary patronage for the 5-Country Biosphere Reserve Conference Mura-Drava-Danube

    It is with great pleasure that we announce that the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and Austrian Federal President Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen have accepted the honorary patronage for the 5-Country Biosphere Reserve Conference...

  • lifelineMDD - Volunteering actions in Serbian Bačko Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve demonstrated importance of this education and learning site
    - 11-07-2022
    Volunteering actions in Serbian Bačko Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve demonstrated importance of this education and learning site

    In Bački Monoštor, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province, together with WWF Adria and with the support of Public Enterprise "Vojvodinašume" and Citizens' Association "Podunav" from Bački Monoštor, organized a volunteer...

  • lifelineMDD - volunteering action involving kids along Mura and Drava rivers
    - 01-07-2022
    volunteering action involving kids along Mura and Drava rivers

    Because of the strictly guarded state border between Hungary and Yugoslavia in the second half of the 20th century, these rivers are not part of most of local people’s life even now. When organizing voluntary actions within the lifelineMDD...

  • lifelineMDD - Cleaning of the steep river bank on the river Drava for Sand martins
    - 01-07-2022
    Cleaning of the steep river bank on the river Drava for Sand martins

    JU ZDP VŽ organized the volunteering action on the river Drava in Varaždin county, on the location where sand martins nested in the past years. In cooperation with the local community, JU ZDP gathered 16 volunteers for this action, aiming to...

  • lifelineMDD - study visit within the 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube
    - 30-06-2022
    study visit within the 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube

    Project partners and associated partners of the lifelineMDD project have teamed up to visit restoration sites in the 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube. The first part of the trip took the representatives of 16 institutions to Austria,...

  • lifelineMDD - Tree planting in the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura-Valley
    - 28-03-2022
    Tree planting in the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura-Valley

    The lifelineMDD project continues with the implementation of volunteering action and brings together young people to protect the nature of the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube! Together with students of the Biosphere School...

  • lifelineMDD - Breeding site preparation for sand martins on the Mura river in Slovenia
    - 21-03-2022
    Breeding site preparation for sand martins on the Mura river in Slovenia

    Sand martins (Riparia riparia) are one of the characteristic bird species in the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube. As the smallest among European swallows and martins, they nest in large colonies in steep sandy banks near...

  • lifelineMDD - National training “ Regional Expert of Biosphere Reserve Lower-Mura-Valley ” held in Austria
    - 08-03-2022
    National training “ Regional Expert of Biosphere Reserve Lower-Mura-Valley ” held in Austria

    Raising awareness and transferring knowledge about the Natural Jewel of the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube is one of the main goals of the lifelineMDD project, so the partners from Austria RMSO presented their national...

  • lifelineMDD - Conservation and restoration of wetlands is a matter of preserving life on the planet
    - 02-02-2022
    Conservation and restoration of wetlands is a matter of preserving life on the planet

    From rivers to lakes, across floodplains, swamps, and marshes, wetlands are crucial for the survival of nature and people. However, we lost a third of the world's wetlands since 1970, and we are currently losing them three times faster than...

  • lifelineMDD - The first scientific conference within the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube
    - 30-11-2021
    The first scientific conference within the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube

    Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia - Over three very intensive days, between 24-26th of November, the mid-term conference of project lifelineMDD took place, online, with the participation of over 100 registered guests. The busy...

  • lifelineMDD - Youth Forum Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley
    - 23-11-2021
    Youth Forum Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley

    In mid-November, a youth forum on the 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube and in particular for the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley took place in the Rothof of the Fachschule Schloss Halbenrain. The young people were first...

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