Educational materials

Thematic brochure “Pollutants and biodiversity in the Dniester river”

The thematic brochure  "Pollutants and biodiversity in the Dniester river" was developed by the Ukrainian Scientific Centre for the Ecology of the Sea and it discusses pollutants, sources of their origin, levels of pollution of water and bottom sediments in the lower reaches of the Dniester. The biodiversity of phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthos is also...

Thematic brochure “Pollutants and biodiversity in the Prut river”

The thematic brochure entitled “Pollutants and biodiversity in the Prut river”  (focussed on fish diversity) was elaborated by Dunarea de Jos din Galati University within the HydroEcoNex project and distributed to students, team members, partners, participants at seminars and conferences, collaborators from other BSB projects, and disseminated in media and scientific platforms. The Romanian version...

A new brochure on main results of HydroEcoNex project

Aquatic ecosystems are valuable resources, offering a range of services for both maintaining the quality of the environment and for human development. The alarming rate of depletion and degradation of river ecosystems is of both national and international interest. Currently, on most major rivers in the Black Sea, many hydropower plants (HPPs) are under construction...

The thematic brochure “Fish parasitic worms of the Dniester river basin, which can be transmissible to humans”

The brochure was developed by the researchers of PP2 team. It refers to the main parasitic worms of fish from Dniester river, which have a potential threat to the human and other fish eating animals. In addition the measures of the prevention of infestation are presented. The publication is addressed to all fishermen and...

New publication on economic valuation of ecosystem services

The methodical guide elaborated by Eco-Tiras is dedicated to economic valuation of ecosystem services in the context of climate change and hydropower impact on the state of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and their services. The book presents and uses a methodology of economic valuation that can be used at different scales. The proposed methodology...

The project brochure on HydroEcoNex

The international association of river keepers Eco-Tiras developed a brochure on HydroEcoNex, with contributions from other project partners (Institute of Zoology, University Dunarea de Jos Galati, Ukrainian Scientific Centre of Ecology of the Sea and Hydrometeorological Centre for Black and Azov Seas) The main purpose of this brochure is to inform the general public...