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Strategy of bilateral cooperation on joint monitoring of transboundary rivers affected by hydropower

The srategy provides recommendations on how to develop joint environmental monitoring of transboundary rivers affected by hydropower in the Black Sea Basin. An analysis was made on the legal as well as institutional basis, the necessity and opportunities for joint monitoring of the impact of hydropower on transboundary rivers. It will draw conclusions on practical...

Monitoring protocol within the Hydroeconex project

The monitoring protocol evaluates the state of aquatic ecosystems as a result of the operation hydropower facilities in the context of climate change and promotes standardized monitoring methodologies that can be used by scientific institutions, NGOs and managers of existing hydropower plants for assessing the transboundary ecosystem impact (Moldova, Ukraine and Romania). For the...

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...

International workshop within BSB165 Hydroeconex project

On September 15, 2021, the Institute of Zoology organizes the international workshop “Monitoring the Dniester and Prut rivers and indicators of the impact of hydropower constructions on the functioning of transboundary aquatic ecosystems” within the project “Creating an innovative transboundary monitoring system of transformations of river ecosystems the impact of hydropower development and climate...

Public seminars in Oancea and Vlădesti, Romania

On September 2 and 3 in the commune of Oancea and Vlădești, the University Dunarea de Jos Galați organized 2 seminars, held within the HydroEcoNex project (BSB165). The seminars were attended by representatives of the local townhall, educational institutions in the territory, interested citizens, members of the leading partner team - Institute of Zoology,...

Knowledge transfer workshop: the impact of hydropower and climate change on biodiversity, with a focus on fish

The Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University ”Dunărea de Jos” Galati, invites all interested parties to take part on 01 of July, in an knowledge transfer workshop entitled "Impact of hydropower and climate change on biodiversity, with a focus on fish” organized within the project eMS BSB165 -“Creating...