💧Sofia seeks green solutions to the underestimated risk of flooding: Floods in Bulgaria can cause average annual damages of over BGN 114 million and affect nearly 137,000 people, according to estimates from the Danube River Basin Flood Risk Management Plan. Experts believe the

WWF-CEE Annual Report is now out 💚 Despite war, political turbulence, and economic strain across Central and Eastern Europe, nature continued to recover, and people stepped up to protect the Green Heart of Europe. 🌎 Our latest annual report offers a clear-eyed yet hopeful

🌎 AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum, taking place on 24-25 June, gathers industry leaders and stakeholders from around the world to share their knowledge and learning on the evolution of water stewardship practice. 💧 Water-related risks are real and rising on the business

🌊 Why celebrate just #DanubeDay when we can celebrate Danube Week?. We raise our glasses — filled with freshwater — to  the Danube, its tributaries, all their floodplains and the vital role they play in providing water, food, recreation, and livelihoods across the region. 🐼

🔴We are still losing forests at alarming rates, with record-breaking deforestation in 2024. Let's not forget the EU is responsible for 16% of deforestation happening outside its borders. 🟡That's why the EU Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR) is set to be implemented later this

As #Ukraine charts a path to recovery, one of its lesser-known environmental assets is receiving renewed attention. Shelterbelts — narrow forest strips that:.🌱 reduce erosion.💨 protect crops from wind.💧 retain soil moisture.— have been heavily damaged by war. 🌳 A new

🌡️With 2024 being the warmest year on record and the summer heat approaching it’s easy to forget that winter is never far behind. But for many vulnerable households in Central and Eastern Europe, the next cold winter is already a looming concern. The European Union’s new

In the remote Țarcu Mountains of Southwestern #Romania, a quiet conservation success is unfolding. Nearly a decade after reintroduction efforts began, over 200 bison now roam freely in the Carpathians. 🔍Looking beyond the scenes of this visible success lies a critical piece of

💧 Despite repeated promises to address the ongoing water crisis, the European Commission's strategy doesn’t live up to expectations. 🌱 It includes a few positive elements, such as a strong call to implement existing EU water laws and to use nature as our ally in making Europe

Bulgaria’s court blocks logging plans in #Pirin national park: a win for nature and rule of law. 🛑A recent ruling by Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has halted a controversial plan to allow large-scale logging in Pirin national park. The decision marks a significant

🐟 Over 30,000 juvenile sturgeons were released into the Danube in Ukraine. Earlier in May,@WWF_Ukraine joined regional and national partners to release 18,000 sterlets and 13,900 Russian sturgeons both listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine and protected internationally under

🌊Water is rising on the business agenda. And the need for solutions that work for local communities, nature, and the economy is riding a surge of urgency across the corporate world. We’re thrilled to announce that @AndreasBeckmann, Regional CEO of WWF Central and Eastern

🌍 While Easter celebrations may be behind us, this week brings another important reminder — today is #EarthDay. A day to reflect on something we all share and depend on: our home, our planet, our future. From forests and rivers to wetlands, meadows, and mountains — nature