lifelineMDD Protecting and restoring ecological connectivity in the Mura-Drava-Danube river corridor through cross-sectoral cooperation

As part of the lifelineMDD project, a Mid-term Conference will be held virtually from 24 to 26 November 2021, with the focus on bringing together the scientific community working in and on the UNESCO 5-country Biosphere Reserve...

In 2021, the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation organised a series of awareness-raising and educational events in the scope of the Mura Festival. We've held six events at six different locations, within the Mura...

Wetlands in the 5-country biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (TBR MDD) area are under increasing threat, leaving migratory birds and human communities at growing risk. Slowly but surely, the wetlands that serve as critical stepping stones along...

With the world facing climate and nature crises, UNESCO’s designation of the Mura-Drava-Danube as the world’s first ‘5-country biosphere reserve’ represents a historic step towards a new era for people and nature in Europe as well as an...

Our first lifelineMDD video premiered at the end of June and you can watch it below or on our YouTube channel! Subtitles are available in English, German, Slovenian, Hungarian, Croatian and Serbian. Video produced by Filmofil.  

Workshop Participation of the Local Population and Stakeholders in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves was organized from 5th to 8th of July 2021 at Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, Lenzen (Germany) by Michael Succow Stiftung....

River bird monitoring was conducted in June 2021 by WWF Adria’s external contractor Ivan Grlica, on Mura, Drava and Danube in Croatia. Little tern, common tern, little-ringed plover, common sandpiper, sand martin, common kingfisher,...

With June 2021 and the first workshops to develop the mission statement and management plan, the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley is now taking concrete shape. The joint planning and development of the Biosphere Reserve Lower Mura Valley...

Between April and June 2021, the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation together with external contractor DOPPS, Birdlife Slovenia, organized a river bird census. We conducted a census of river birds on the Mura River in...

Within the lifelineMDD project activities, the Public Institution for management of nature protected areas in Varaždin County has printed an educational picture book about river birds and their habitats on the river Drava in Varaždin...

Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (IRSNC) with its activities within the lifelineMDD - participates in the protection of the amphibians against mass run-ups (black spots) in the Mura Biosphere Reserve.    On...

World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to clean water. This year's theme is about what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. How...

In February 2021 the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation organised two-day fieldwork with the purpose of river training structures mapping on two out of three stretches of the Mura River in Slovenia. The fieldwork was...

The Fifth Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) took place on 28-29thg of January, under the slogan Strengthening the resilience of the Adriatic and Ionian Region through cooperation. The conference was organized as...

Today we celebrate World Wetlands Day, honouring this very distinct and important ecosystem and valuable ally for preserving freshwater sources and creating a future in which water is available to everyone. Of the total amount of water on...

WWF Adria is looking for two education experts to be temporarily engaged in environmental education topics and activities related to Interreg lifelineMDD project as external experts. They are expected to work as a team during the preparation and...

Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia – Despite many challenges set by the COVID 19 pandemic, the lifelineMDD project team managed to continue their work as planned. Although field activities such as fish sampling and live workshops were...

State of nature in the EU: Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018, published by European Environment Agency on 19th of October, describes the state of nature in the EU during the period from 2013 to 2018, based on Member...

Bad Radkersburg, Austria - Dr Miguel Clüsener-Godt, the director of the Department of Ecological and Earth Sciences of UNESCO and secretary of the research program "Man and the Biosphere", on 28th of September awarded the UNESCO certificate to...

Did you know that 1/5 of all bird species migrate? Bird migrations are some of the longest journeys taken by any animal, and migrating birds face many dangers along the way. In 2020 the World Migratory Bird Day, which we mark on 10th of...