Varaždin, Croatia – October 22^nd, 2024 The Final International Symposium of the DRAVA LIFE project is taking place at the Varaždin City Museum, Herzer Palace, marking the culmination of nearly a decade of dedicated efforts to restore and protect the Drava River.

The international DRAVA LIFE Symposium aims to foster the exchange of know-how on river restoration projects within the UNESCO Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (TBR MDD) between Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia. Project partners, river restoration experts and stakeholders from all five countries will discuss the status quo and the need for a healthy river ecosystem within the TBR MDD – now and in the future. They will also discuss how river restoration in the TBR MDD will contribute to the ambitious goals of the new EU Nature Restoration

Law. A special focus will be on a transboundary and basin-wide approach for sediment management, as the DRAVA LIFE Symposium will also serve as a kick-off for the Sediment Stakeholder Dialogue within the EU LIFE RESTORE for MDD project.

The TBR MDD serves as an international platform for cooperation in the implementation of harmonised and integrated river management, nature conservation and sustainable use in the region.

Please find the Agenda on this link.