{"id":644,"date":"2022-04-14T10:10:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/?p=644"},"modified":"2022-04-14T10:10:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:10:34","slug":"connected-river-international-seminar-on-scaling-up-dam-removal-as-a-river-restoration-tool-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/2022\/04\/14\/connected-river-international-seminar-on-scaling-up-dam-removal-as-a-river-restoration-tool-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected River: International seminar on scaling up dam removal as a river restoration tool in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>May 19-21, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ANP\/WWF Portugal, World Fish Migration Foundation, Wetlands International and The Nature Conservancy invite you to the 7th Dam Removal Europe seminar! During this event, we will focus on scaling up dam removal, and the potential of this initiative to enhance the biodiversity of rivers across Europe. We will hear from speakers from the USA and several European countries on best practices.<\/p>\n<p>This event is open to river authorities, ministries, policy makers, EU project managers, companies, engineers, researchers, students, social experts, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The third day of the event will include a trip to visit a potential barrier to be removed. The seminar is part of the global\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldfishmigrationday.com\/\">World Fish Migration Day<\/a>\u00a0celebrations. Another highlight of the event will be the Portuguese premiere of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/damremoval.eu\/dambusters\/#:~:text=DamBusters%20is%20a%20documentary%20which,later%20it%20will%20go%20global.\">DamBusters documentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This event is made possible by WWF\/ANP Portugal, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy, APA (Portuguese Environment Agency), LNEC (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering), and World Fish Migration Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/damremoval.eu\/connected-rivers\/\">https:\/\/damremoval.eu\/connected-rivers\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-645\" src=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1-1536x778.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/fishpassagejointcommittee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/Seminarposter-final-1-2048x1037-1-1320x668.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you would like to see your fish passage-related event, job opportunity, or other announcement posted on the Joint Committee&#8217;s website, please email your announcement to <a href=\"mailto:rweiter@eaest.com\">rweiter@eaest.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 19-21, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal ANP\/WWF Portugal, World Fish Migration Foundation, Wetlands International and The Nature Conservancy invite you to the 7th Dam Removal Europe seminar! 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