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Exciting things are coming

For this newsletter we have exciting events, launches and findings of the AMBER project! 

Launch of the Barrier Tracker app

The app will be launched at different locations throughout Europe on the 21st of April, asking citizens to support the building of a map with all the freshwater barriers in Europe. People can upload photos and locations of barriers that they see in their surrounding and this information will be used to complete the map.
The app will play a crucial rol in the Citizen Science program to bring the worlds of the scientists and local citizens together and reconnect European rivers together.
Want to know how you can make the difference and help us reconnect European Rivers?

We will tell you on 21 April, 2018...
More news about the app

Results of the field validation in Spain: 100 obstacles in 100 km of rivers

During the past 4 months, September to December 2017, AEMS-Rios con Vida in collaboration with the Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI) have performed the field validation in Spain. 100 km of river length were surveyed in 5 different rivers, representative of a wide range of river conditions within the country. 


Read the results

AMBER is looking for cooperation in the field

The AMBER team met mid-February in Brussels to discuss progress with the European Commission and its communication strategy for coming years. A lot of progress in the project is being made and now it is time to connect with people in practice throughout Europe.

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Drone survey for the Upper Garry (River Ness)

One of the prime focus-points for the Scottish case study on the adaptive management of river barriers is to assess the impact of Quoich Dam on the downstream habitat along the Gearr Garry, the Upper Garry river stretch going from the dam down...

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AMBER partner updates

Ingenieurbüro Kauppert hosts a Work Package 3 meeting in Heidelberg

The University of Southampton (SOTON), Durham University (DU), Ingenieurbüro Kauppert (IBK), European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ERCE), Swansea University (SU), UNIPER, Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institut (SSIFI) and RWE Innogy presented updates on the progress of their ongoing project work.

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Removal of the River Eamont’s Carleton Hall weir and Low Mill weir

By Inland Fisheries Ireland
The River Barrow is Ireland’s second longest river after the River Shannon. It is approximately 192km in length from source to sea, the catchment draining a total area of 3,025km². The Barrow catchment is underlain in its flat northern area by limestone. In the narrower, southern part of the catchment, granites dominate, culminating in the summits of the Blackstairs Mountains.

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Want to learn more on key criteria and main mistakes when designing fish passes?

Professor Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, Swansea University and coordinator of the AMBER project, presented "Fish passes: design, construction & maintenance" in the Webinar series "Restoring river continuity: methods and open challenges" organized by Wetlands International - European Association and the Italian Centre for River Restoration. 

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We are pleased to introduce the FIThydro project! 

By Peter Rutschmann, FIThydro Coordinator
We are pleased to introduce the FIThydro project to you (https://www.fithydro.eu/). FIThydro, Fish friendly innovative solutions for hydropower, addresses the decision support in commissioning and operating hydropower plants (HPP) by use of existing and innovative technologies. It concentrates on mitigation measures and strategies to develop cost-efficient environmental solutions and on strategies to avoid individual fish damage and enhancing population developments. Therefore, HPPS all over Europe are involved as test sites.

As the work of the Amber and the FIThydro project are closely related, both projects are working on a strategy to collaborate closely for maximized efficiency and best use of the available data and resources. We highly appreciate this chance and are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration!

Read more about FIThydro

Upcoming events

Networking Event on Horizon 2020 “Successful R&I in Europe”
Germany, March 15
 
Midlands Branch Workshop IFI "Connecting rivers, people and partnerships" 
UK, March 21
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