Record Number of River Barriers Removed in Europe in 2024: Report

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMay 16, 2025, 11:27 am374 ptsTop
European countries dismantled a record 542 dams, culverts, weirs and sluices that had been blocking rivers in 2024 — up 11 percent from the previous year — according to a new report from Dam Removal Europe. Last year 23 countries in Europe removed a river barrier, and for four of them — Croatia, Turkey,…

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