BIRD SURVEY OF THE SAVA RIVER

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 kind. His data and findings will soon be shared and we hope they will provide a base of data which local conservation groups can use to further protect stretches of the Sava. Bor has been an active member of DOPPS since he was a child, and recently he has been involved and specialized in several […]

ENVIRONMENTAL DNA STUDY

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 say that during BRT5, we were performing an exciting environmental DNA study (eDNA)*, using this cutting-edge technology with the help of renowned ichthyology experts, to do the following: Create the first ever complete eDNA sampling of the Sava River in Slovenia. Deliver a map of the general presence of Natura 2000 species along the Sava […]

BRT 5 | JUNE 2021

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.  2 forks.  Sava. From June 1st to June 11th 2021. During the 11 days on the water the crew explored this stunning river, followed by media crew capturing moving and still images to later be shared with broad public via our new full-feature documentary.  WHY DOES THE SAVA NEED HELP? The Sava River is facing a […]

MAIDA BILAL IZ KRUŠČICE JE DOBITNICA GOLDMANOVE NAGRADE

MAIDA BILAL IZ KRUŠČICE JE DOBITNICA GOLDMANOVE NAGRADE

Maida Bilal je ena od šestih prejemnikov letošnje Goldmanove nagrade, ki jo vsako leto podeljuje Goldmanova fundacija za dosežke na področju okoljskega aktivizma. Maida je skupaj z ostalimi lokalnimi prebivalci leta 2018 uspela ustaviti projekt gradnje dveh hidroelektrarn na reki Krušćici. Domačini so se leto in pol, 24 ur dnevno, izmenjavali na straži mostu čez Krušćico in z lastnimi telesi preprečevali gradbenim strojem dostop do vode. Več bosanskih in mednarodnih medijev je takrat poročalo o pogumnih ženskah Krušćice, ki jih je med mirnim protestom na mostu pretepla policija, vendar so se naslednji dan kljub temu ponovno vrnile, da bi zaščitile svojo reko. »V čast mi je, da sem postala prejemnica […]

BRT5 ON THE SAVA WRAPPED UP

BRT5 ON THE SAVA WRAPPED UP

On June 11th the crew of four BRT 5 kayakers reached the border between Slovenia and Croatia on the Sava, which marked the end of their eleven day descent. The paddling was proper exploration as none of the crew members has ever paddled the whole stretch of the river. In combination with the enthusiastic media crew they were constantly searching for interesting angles, unknown stories, beautiful and painfuly ugly vistas. Camps on the river were sure the place where we debated about how to get other people to realise what a beautiful river Sava really is and despite its already existing dams what a shame it would be to destroy […]