Scientists for Balkan Rivers have issued an #OpenLetter to the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other relevant bodies on the mass fish kill at the #Neretva River. Read the letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... ⚠️ Sign until 𝟮𝟱.𝟬𝟵.𝟮𝟱.

Ronald Poeppl shared insights on the DANSER project and sustainable sediment management in the Upper Danube at the Regional Conference of the International Association of Geomorphologists in Romania🌍🌊

Ronald Poeppl shared insights from the DANube Sediment Restoration (DANSER) project in the Upper Danube with his talk, "Towards deployment and upscaling of sustainable sediment management across the Danube," at the Conference Geographies of a Changing Europe (EUGEO)

Ship-induced waves and habitat fragmentation from dams are key pressures on rivers. At the German Society of Limnology-DGL annual meeting in Frankfurt, Anna-Lisa Dittrich & Johannes Kowal shared research findings and mitigation strategies, sparking great discussions at the Senckenberg Museum dinner🌊

Check out this video about our Supersite within the DANUBIUS Research Infrastructure Consortium (#ERIC), showcasing the Austrian partners and the ongoing and planned research efforts. Thanks to a great team and many colleagues who contributed video content!

The EU-project @danubelifelines.bsky.social officially launches its 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – a unique opportunity for regions across Europe to receive funding for activities supporting migratory fish habitats and river connectivity: www.danubelifelines.eu/associated-r... 📅 Deadline: 31.12.2025

“With the Danube projects, we are among Europe’s leaders,” said Innovation Minister Peter Hanke (#BMIMI). On August 25, he visited key project sites east of Vienna, including Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube and fish monitoring by the BOKU-CD Lab MERI🌊 👉More: www.viadonau.org/newsroom/new...

Our institute plays a key role in DANUBIUS-RI, a European research effort addressing riverine environmental challenges. Through the "Upper Danube Austria" Supersite, BOKU advances climate resilience and sustainability strategies 🌊 Further information on danubius.boku.ac.at

Kicking off the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at BOKU University, Vienna! Our colleagues Johannes Kowal and Anthony Basooma presented their work on how human-made stressors, such as barriers, impact fish population connectivity in the Danube River and across European river catchments. 🌊🐟

Exciting to see Module 2 of the MERLIN Academy now available! 😊 Engaging diverse actors is the foundation for long-term impact in freshwater & wetland restoration. This module provides practical tools and strategies to ensure inclusive participation, alignment of interests, and policy integration:

1st of September means that our webinars are back! It's not too late to register and join us this afternoon:

🌟 New paper out, together with our team from @boku-ihg.bsky.social @boku-ilen.bsky.social and Hochschule Trier/Stoll lab. Take a look here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #UrbanEcology #ProtectedAreas #AutomatedClassification #InstagramResearch #ViennaStudy #Teamwork

New video out! Check it out on our LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Offene PhD-Stelle am Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management in Kooperation mit uns. Im FWF-Projekt: „Industrialisierung der Donau als sozio-naturaler Schauplatz, 1780–1940“ 🔗 boku.ac.at/wiso/isec/jobs @bokuvienna.bsky.social @boku-ihg.bsky.social

🌊How do waves from ships impact freshwater biodiversity? Check out this fascinating interview with Christoph Hauer, Thomas Hein, and Anna-Lisa Dittrich, where they discuss how wave action affects aquatic ecosystems and the delicate balance of life in rivers. science.orf.at/stories/3231...

New paper out! In "Cascading effects of land use on ecosystem function in Afrotropical headwater streams," PhD candidate Florence Nansumbi & co-authors examine how human activities disrupt biogeochemical cycles in an Afrotropical watershed 🌍🌊 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Our colleague Ronald Poeppl engaging in outreach for the DANSER project, inspiring young minds by discussing river floods and the role of humans at the "Junge Uni Waldviertel-Vysočina." 🌊👏

📢A new book is out: "The Danube River and the Western Black Sea Coast – A volume in Ecohydrology from Catchment to Coast" is out: www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443... Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏

An inspiring week on freshwater science & conservation! Colleagues from our BIGER team engaged with leading experts at the SEFS14 conference in Bolu, Turkey, shared ideas, and explored ways to preserve our vital freshwater ecosystems for the future. 🌊💧

Coming all the way from Galați, Romania, the research vessel #REXDAN is arriving to Vienna! Take part in this expedition here: sundanseproject.eu/rexdan-embar... 📅 Wednesday, July 30 & Thursday, July 31, 2025

eDNA meets the Danube! 🌊 IHG leads eDNA activities for #JDS5, Europe’s largest river monitoring campaign. Sampling ~3,000 km of the Danube in 3 weeks with 300 samples—a big step for biodiversity protection in one of Europe’s key river systems

BIGER members joined the CEEPUS–EcoManAqua Summer School in Osijek & Kopački Rit🌊 Prof. Thomas Hein lectured on floodplain ecology, and Dr. Olena Bilous on algae ecology. Students Nadija Čehajić & Bhargavi Nerikar gained hands-on experience in biodiversity & conservation

Discover our web-based tool for ecological water assessments – #ECOweb. It allows users to enter and analyse data on the biological quality elements #macrozoobenthos and #phytobenthos 🌱 🔗 More info and step-by–step video tutorials available at: www.bmluk.gv.at/themen/wasse...

The first @bioagora.eu'𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗦𝗣𝗜) 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 – a dialogue workshop on free-flowing rivers – is a great opportunity to feed into the strategic SPI debate on barrier removal! 📅 𝟭–𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📍 Ghent, Belgium 🔗 More info available at: bioagora.eu/en/news/save...

Our BIGER group participated in the 5th I.S. Rivers Conference (June 30–July 4), sharing research that included the topics of network connectivity (E. Bondar-Kunze), shipwave effects (A.-L. Dittrich), river restoration (A. Funk), and fish ecology in Central Asia (D. S. Hayes) 🌊

🌍 Greenpeace data reveals dramatic water loss in Austria’s rivers—15 of 18 studied rivers show declining volumes. Rising water temperatures and lower summer flows harm river ecosystems. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein: “We must act decisively now as a society.” 🌊 greenpeace.at/presse/green...

#JDS5 is officially launched! 🌍 Today in Vienna, we kicked off the world’s largest surface water monitoring project! 🔬 At the kick-off-event: the Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig- www.bmluk.gv.at/themen/wasse... 👉 danubesurvey.org

Less water, more extremes! Austria’s rivers face climate stress 🌊 Greenpeace data shows falling water levels and rising floods in rivers like the Danube. Ronald Pöppl calls for restoring floodplains, boosting water storage, reducing soil sealing, and sustainable land use- orf.at/stories/3397...

🌍💧 We wrapped up last week with the DANSER second general assembly! Partners discussed progress and next steps for this groundbreaking project tackling sediment management in the Danube River Basin. DANSER aims to restore sediment balance, improve water quality, and address climate and human impacts

Exciting news! Our colleague Paul Meulenbroek delivered an outstanding talk, 'Biodiversity in a Drop: Monitoring Nature with eDNA,' at the 50th Anniversary of IHP & 60 Years of UNESCO Water Sciences.' 🌍💧 #danube4all #DANUBElifelines #MERI

Final call to submit your abstract to the International Conference on Sustainability in Hydropower, #SUSHP2025! Submit your abstract by Monday, 16 June 2025 to secure a remaining presenters spot: sushp2025.boku.ac.at/abstract-sub... See you in Vienna! 👋

New study from Taita Hills, Kenya, shows how small highland wetlands are vital yet threatened ecosystems. The team highlights land-use changes & calls for regenerative farming. Congrats to Sharon Gubamwoyo, Thomas Hein, Gabriele Weigelhofer and other coauthors👏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New video I made for the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 taking place 2–5 September 2025 at @bokuvienna.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/posts/boku-w... Check out the details and abstract submission! #SUSHP2025

For anyone interested in peatland restoration and natural flood management we have an exciting new funded PhD opportunity @exeter.ac.uk @uoe-creww.bsky.social supported the Environment Agency and South West Peatland Partnership: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

We are happy to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 10 June 2025. Submit your abstract here: sushp2025.boku.ac.at/abstract-sub... See you @bokuvienna.bsky.social in September! #SUSHP2025

🌍 #SUSHP2025 is coming! Join us in Vienna or online, Sept 2–5, to explore new research & best-practice for sustainable hydropower! 🌊⚡ 📢 Submit your abstract by May 31 👉 sushp2025.boku.ac.at @bokuvienna.bsky.social @nationalhydroassoc.bsky.social @orionehydropower.bsky.social

Great to have such amazing team for this project! Looking forward on the next 4 years. danubelifelines.eu @boku-ihg.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social

Looking for a post-doc position in river ecology? Here's your job: Engage with Carlos Garcia De Leaniz within the @danubelifelines.bsky.social project to study migratory fish and fragmentation in the Danube River Basin www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan... #fishsci #FishSky

Busy days in my new position at @hsmagdeburgstendal.bsky.social. Tuesdays mean hands-on #hydrobiology with our students. Today we jointly identified #aquatic macroinvertebrates (mayflies, caddisflies etc). Great fun and a nice way to reconnect with roots of my own studies at @boku-ihg.bsky.social

Today I was once again visiting the #LifeBoat4Sturgeon at the Danube in Vienna 😍 Sterlet (A. ruthenus) reproduction is in full swing. Waxdick (A. gueldenstaedtii) will follow this week. The @boku-ihg.bsky.social team there is doing extraordinary work to safe these animals from extinction.

Finally some fish content again 😍 A large breeding station for four Danube sturgeon species will soon go into operation in Vienna. Of the four, only one still occurs in the upper Danube today. The project is being mainly led by Thomas Friedrich of @boku-ihg.bsky.social and viadonau. 1/n

Stelle für eine(n) wissenschaftliche(n) Mitarbeiter/in an der TU Dresden, Limnologie. Schwerpunt Fische oder molekulare Ökologie. www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...

Exciting news! Please join us in congratulating Sonia Recinos Brizuela on becoming the newest doctor on our team! She successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Network-based approaches to assess restoration of water-mediated connectivity in floodplains". An outstanding achievement! #iconn.network

MERLIN's next webinar is approaching! This time we hear about Sponge Territories, their crucial role in water retention and ecosystem resilience, and the challenges they face across Europe. Register now: 📅: March 31st, 15.00 CEST 🖊️: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html

At IHG, science isn’t just what we do—it’s what we live. Publishing is one of the key ways we contribute to the community. In 2024, we published 57 SCI-indexed articles! Explore the full list here: forschung.boku.ac.at/en/departmen... @bokuvienna.bsky.social 📸 @schmidtkloiber.bsky.social

Good news from the MERLIN Case Study 7a: the construction works for the bank restoration in the Hainburger floodplain have been completed! On March 11th, the Austrian Waterway Company #viadonau and @boku-ihg.bsky.social came together to commemorate this achievement. Read more here 👇

On #WomensDay, we want to take a moment to highlight and celebrate the incredible work of the women at our institute. What started as an idea has turned into this beautiful video. We hope you enjoy it and watch until the end! Happy Women's Day 💜 www.linkedin.com/posts/boku-w...

Join us 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 learn how Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are evolving beyond Value for Money to integrate sustainable development, incorporating Value for People and Value for Planet in line with the UN 2030 Agenda and #SDGs. 📅: March 3rd, 15.00 CET 🖊️: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html

Endlich mal eine sinnvolle Website ;-) Alles was man zur Geschichte der Donau und der Wiener Gewässer wissen muss! sites.google.com/view/vienna-... #Danube #Vienna #history #Donauregulierung #riverregulation #environmentalhistory #Umweltgeschichte #Stadtgeschichte #urbanhistory #digitalhumanities

This guide, authored by one of our institute members @schmidtkloiber.bsky.social, aims to improve the data coverage on freshwater species by streamlining the process of preparing such data for publication. Check it out 👇