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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 agreement, even though it is illegal to issue such an agreement for initiated building works, meaning that dam is about to go ahead and divert 20 km of this river and turn riverbed dry. Along with degrating the rivers Bâsca Rozilei and Buzău downstream. The draft of the environmental approval was posted for public consultation […]

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 kljub slabim pričakovanjem prvovrstna klofuta in opomnik. Čeprav je Savinja v svojem bistvu lepa in zala, se njen tok, ki se rodi pod ostenji Rink in svojo nadzemno pot začne v prelestni Logarski dolini, zaradi svoje hudourniške narave in poniglavih oblastnikov zelo hitro iz reke prelevi v kanal. V preteklosti je Savinja doživela že mnogo […]

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 cenzura in politična korektnost omejeni in naj nas po poti reševanja problemov vse skupaj pelje humor. Pa na zdravje! Film bo skupaj s preostalimi nagrajenimi filmi predvajan v soboto 14.2. ob 20:00 v Kino Linhartova dvorana Radovljica. Vabljeni! Hvala organizatorjem za tako fajn dogodek in hvala NRS, NRS Fishing in Chums za podporo pri nastanku […]

Our film Streamers, Steamers & Struggles on the Krka received the award for best short film at the Mountain Film Festival Festival gorniškega filma last night in Cankarjev dom! This is the fourth award of this exceptional festival for our small production and we are just as happy to recieve this one as the first one. May the rivers flow freely, may censorship and political correctness be damned and may humor guide us all along the path of solving problems. Cheers! Thank you to the organizers for such a great event and thank you to NRS and Chums for supporting the creation of the film. More information about the film […]

In a world where pressures on rivers continue to grow, we worked with what we have and what we think can help make a change for the better: films that travel, books that invite exploration, events that bring people together, and public engagement that speaks up when frameworks and policies fail and veer towards further destruction. Marking its ninth consecutive year of sustained action, Balkan River Defence in 2025 continued its long-term commitment to protecting free-flowing rivers, working at the intersection of ecosystems, communities, cultural heritage, and political decisions to directly shape the future of rivers in the region. Similar to the past three years, we devoted most of our […]

V letu, ko so pritiski na reke še naraščali, smo skušali čim več koristnega zanje narediti s filmi, ki potujejo, knjigami, ki vabijo k raziskovanju, dogodki, ki združujejo in javno angažiranostjo, ki ima moč, da upočasni trapaste poteze politike. Balkan River Defence je v letu 2025, ki je zaznamovalo že deveto leto zaporednega delovanja, nadaljeval s svojo dolgoročno zavezanostjo varovanju prosto tekočih rek na načine, ki so vse prej kot klasični, a dopolnjujejo delo večjih skupin in organizacij, ki delajo v dobro rek in ljudi. Podobno kot v preteklih treh letih smo večino pozornosti posvetili slovenskim rekam, saj se težave zanje žal samo kopičijo; načrti za nove velike jezove, izjemno […]

One for the River: The Sava Story is a feature-length documentary film that has had an extraordinary journey since its premiere. It was accepted into 28 film festivals in 16 countries around the world and won 13 awards; was broadcasted on Slovenian National TV; and screened at 95 events across Slovenia, gathering more than 10.000 viewers who had the opportunity to talk with the creators of the film about the Sava, and especially about the threats it faces. Now, it’s time to give the longest Slovenian river the opportunity to flow through your living room. Let it help you see what an extraordinary water wealth it still boasts, and how […]

Ena za reko: Zgodba Save je celovečerni dokumantarni film, ki je od premiere pa do danes doživel izjemno pot. Sprejet je bil v program 28 filmskih festivalov v 16 državah sveta in osvojil 13 nagrad, predvajan je bil na TV Slovenija 1 in gostoval na kar 95 dogodkih širom Slovenije ter tako zbral več kot 10.000 gledalcev, ki so imeli priliko z ustvarjalci filma kako reči o Savi, predvsem pa o tem, s kakšnimi grožnjami se sooča. Zdaj pa je napočil čas, da naši najdaljši reki damo priložnost za to, da slabo uro in pol teče tudi prek vaše dnevne sobe. Naj vam pomaga spregledati kakšno izjemno vodno bogastvo še […]

Our Soča from Source to Sea – Paddling Guidebook is one of four finalists in the guidebook category at the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival book competition. Winner will be announced mid October. More info on the book here: https://balkanriverdefence.org/soca-isonzo-eng/

Takole v teh dneh izgleda kraljica alpskih rek – Soča na svojih zadnjih ohranjenih velikih prodiščih pri kraju Čezsoča. Imeniten, a hkrati skrajno žalosten prikaz tega, da je koncept upravljanja z vodami v Sloveniji brutalno zgrešen; vsaj iz vidika rek in zdrave pameti. Koncesionar (privat firma) državi (DRSV) v želji po enostavnem in mastnem zaslužku predlaga projekt, pri katerem bodo prelep dvojni ovinek zavoljo varovanja ‘izjemno pomembnih zemljišč’ spremenili v raven kanal. Ta se bo obdržal le do naslednje visoke vode, kar pa je za izvajalca super, saj bo naslednje leto nujno potreben še en tovrsten projekt. Država ga kljub temu veselo potrdi, vsi ki bi ta trapasti projekt lahko […]