New river regulation projects along the Danube, Drava, Mura, Sava and Neretva Rivers recently revealed by the Croatian Water Management Authority contravene EU environmental law and could undermine ...

The rivers of Croatia are unique within Europe, as their ecosystems provide a stability to the processes of nature. However, the wildlife diversity is threatened as human activity encroaches on their ...

“The river was so full of fish back then that we could use just gubasnica [simple fishing rods improvised from a sewing needle and bamboo] to catch them during the spawning period,” says Kolednjak, ...

Heavy rain has caused the river Una to overflow in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina while the Korana and Kupa rivers threaten the Croatian town of Karlovac. Heavy rain that has been falling since ...

In the small village of Peklenica, near Croatia’s northernmost town of Mursko Sredisce, a naturally occurring oil spring has been exploited since 1856. Back then, two men and a woman were paid to ...

Croatia faces a dilemma as it produces no more than 75 percent of the electricity it needs for its 4.3 million people each year, half of which comes from its dense network of rivers. But to build on ...

Hundreds of soldiers have joined rescue workers in parts of Croatia after recent flooding. Heavy rain over the last few days has led to several rivers bursting their banks, leaving some homes, roads ...

New river regulation projects along the Danube, Drava, Mura, Sava and Neretva Rivers recently revealed by the Croatian Water Management Authority contravene EU environmental law and could undermine ...