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HUB IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Woodstock Land Conservancy || The Art of Drinkable Rivers
"Early on at Woodstock Land Conservancy, the focus was on the mountaintops. But now we’ve realized that in addition to scenic vistas, we also have to go low – low in a good way, as in down to the riverside.” We’re speaking with Miranda Javid, whose role as Programme...
Measuring the Meuse During the Drinkable Rivers Measurement Week
Hi! I’m Pim, 28 years old, and since August I’ve been active as a volunteer at PULSAQUA through Milieudefensie —an organization committed to environmental protection and raising awareness about Dutch environmental legislation. Within Milieudefensie, I’m following a...
The official launch of the Mayors for a Drinkable Thames campaign
5 November 2025, Maidenhead We look back fondly on the successful launch of the Mayors for a Drinkable Thames campaign, which brought together over 50 mayors, councillors, scientists and stakeholders united by a shared ambition: to make the Thames drinkable again....
HUB IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ZÖLD XVII || Bioblitz for Drinkable Rivers: A Neighborhood’s Struggle To Renaturalize Urban Waterways
Flowing with Community to Reclaim River Health. “The stream running through our district is called the Rákos, which means crayfish in Hungarian,” explains Balázs Kozác, founder of the neighborhood environmental organization ZÖLD XVII – or Green 17, referencing...
The first meeting of the Scheldt River Family in Ghent
1 October 2025, Ghent We look back fondly on the first live meeting for a drinkable Scheldt and how a wonderful group of 50 mayors, aldermen/councillors, scientists, residents and other stakeholders came together around a common goal: to make the Scheldt drinkable...
Swimming mayor for a Drinkable Meuse (2025)
A word from founding mayor of Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse, Boris Ravignon, about the importance of swimming in the Meuse.
HUB IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Athi River Community Network
Flowing with Community to Reclaim River Health. "In just over a year, the community has taken complete ownership of the Drinkable Rivers Citizen Science programme,” says Violet Matiru, her voice glowing with appreciation and even a little surprise. “People are...
Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse Annual gathering #7 (2025, Val-de-Meuse, FR)
The seventh “Mayors for Drinkable Meuse” annual gathering took place on June 6th 2025, in Val-de-Meuse (France)
Markwandeling 2025, dag 4
Geschreven door Tami de Lange Maandag 12 juni 2025 Van bron tot monding (13 km)Dat was ’m dan: de laatste etappe van de Markwandeling. We zijn aangekomen in Breda, en wat was het een bijzonder mooie afsluiter.We starten bij de Markbrug, op de grens van Vlaanderen en...
Markwandeling 2025, dag 3
Geschreven door Tami de Lange Maandag 11 juni 2025 Grensverbindende samenwerking (2 km)Wat een bijzondere dag: samen met een grote groep bestuurders uit Vlaanderen en Nederland liepen we onder begeleiding van Li An Phoa van Hoogstraten naar de Markbrug – precies op...
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