From Broken Rivers to Free-Flowing Rivers
Weir at Ximonde, in the river Ulla, Galicia (Spain) – Photo © Jorjum
Reducing Uncertainty to Effectively Restore Free-Flowing Rivers
Barriers
What is a Barrier?
We consider ALL barriers to free flow: longitudinal, such as dams, weirs or culverts, as well as lateral ones, such as embankments or levees.
Break
River Connectivity
We acknowledge all aspects of river connectivity, including the exchange of sediment, energy and living organisms.
Rivers
Are Fragmented
We study fragmentation across whole river networks, considering their spatial distribution and cumulative impacts.
Latest NEWS
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We recommend: AEMS Ríos con Vida campaign – Saving the Iberian Salmon
Today (April 10, 2025), we’re highlighting a short video by the ecological association AEMS – Ríos con Vida (Rivers with Life), part of its campaign to promote the conservation of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on the Iberian Peninsula. In Spain and Portugal, the Atlantic salmon has been a culturally…
Try out our game: El Juego del Salmón
the first salmon to reach the headwaters wins!
The first version of our game is out for everyone to download and play! Become a salmon in its upstream migration where you will have to jump over dams, avoid predators and pollution and even demolish or construct dams to slow down opponents and become the first salmon to reach the spawning grounds!
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