News
BATTLE TO KEEP BÂSCA MARE WILD CONTINUES
Remember the battle to keep stunning Romanian river Bâsca Mare wild? Well, the environmental approval for Suruc dam was annulled by court in 2022, which was a reason for celebration. But works continued and the corrupt Environmental Guard refused to stop the building works. And now the ministry for Environment is issuing a new environmental […]
VODARSKI POSEGI UNIČILI SAVINJO
Savinja – vodotok, ki je bil nekoč reka, zdaj pa je njena dolina najboljši primer najslabše urbanizacije obrečnega prostora. Tik preden se rastlinstvo ponovno olista in zastre pogled na grdobije, je naša ekipa obhodila in preveslala celotno Savinjo – od Logarske doline do njenega sotočja s Savo pri Zidanem Mostu. Kar smo videli, je bilo […]
SSS ON THE KRKA NA FESTIVALU GORNIŠKEGA FILMA IZBRAN ZA NAJBOLJŠI KRATKI FILM
Naš film Streamers, Steamers & Struggles on the Krka (Potezanke, Pogače & Problemi na Krki) je sinoči v Cankarjevem domu prejel nagrado za najboljši kratki film Festival gorniškega filma! To je že četrta nagrada tega izjemnega festivala za našo malo produkcijo in veseli smo je prav tako kot prve. Naj reke tečejo prosto, naj bosta […]
Projects
BIRD SURVEY OF THE SAVA RIVER
BRT5 Bird Census of the Sava River in Slovenia Whitewater kayaker and ornithology expert, Bor Mihelič, was a part of the BRT5 crew for the entire descent of the Sava, performing a bird survey in the nesting season of the entire 258 km of Sava River in Slovenia – the first continuous survery of this […]
ENVIRONMENTAL DNA STUDY
BRT5 Environmental DNA study One thing that makes BRT different from other river conservation projects is how we combine adventure sports to science and nature conservation to expose the problem of dams, give a voice to the rivers and those fighting for them and also work towards solutions and alternatives. So, we are excited to […]
BRT 5 | JUNE 2021
The Sava River is kind of like the girl next door. You spend your childhood playing together, never really realizing how attractive/mysterious/beautiful and incredible she really is. This is why the Balkan River Tour 5 crew kayaked the length of their home river, the Sava River in Slovenia. 11 days. 258km of paddling. 1 river. […]
BRT 4 | APRIL, JULY, SEPTEMBER 2019
We used a new approach for Balkan Rivers Tour 4 Instead of using the usual BRT formula, one big, month-long event, we changed the concept to split the river conservation action into 3 separate weeks. A way to mix things up, to get to some seldom seen and under represented valleys, to explore some new […]
BRT 3 | SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 2018
We decided to make the third Balkan Rivers Tour special in 3 ways; to make it really big and support local initiatives more directly with focus on creative actions, travel from south towards north for the first time to finish at our homes in Slovenia and use it as a premiere tour for our fresh […]
BRT 2 | MARCH TO MAY 2017
In order to carry on with the flow, Balkan Rivers Tour 2 started in March 2017 and gathered paddlers, locals, nature lovers and friends from all over the world to show their support to free flowing rivers and have good times together. This time the action was more straightforward. We focused on two rivers; Slovenia’s […]
BRT 1 | APRIL AND MAY 2016
When Slovenian kayaker Rok Rozman found out there were 2,700 dams proposed to be built in his backyard, the Balkan Peninsula, he didn’t start a petition or write letters to politicians. He just went kayaking. And this seemingly simple action has started what has become the biggest direct river conservation action in Europe. At its […]
LECTURES + PRESENTATIONS
Rok and the BRD team have traveled to festivals, outdoor shops and events to share the story of BRT over the last couple of years. Interactive and entertaining slide shows (presented with complete honesty and zero filter) entertain audiences with the whole BRD story but also challenge people to think and take action for themselves. […]