Juurdepääsetavus

Earlier this year, the Environmental Board invited people in Virumaa, as part of the LIFE IP CleanEST project, to notice and photograph the water bodies in their local area, their wildlife, and the impact of human activity on the aquatic environment.

We took part in the final seminar of the Rivers of LIFE project in Järvsö, where we also presented the work carried out by LIFE IP CleanEST on the Purtse River – the removal of legacy pollution, fish restocking and the removal of migration barriers.

This year, Estonia had the honour of hosting the annual Nordic-Baltic LIFE Platform Meeting for environmental projects, which we organised together in Vihula.

What can African water experts learn from Estonia? As it turns out, quite a lot. Although thousands of kilometres separate us, the biggest challenges in water management are remarkably similar.

We use water every day—but when was the last time you talked about it?

In June, the INBO World Basin Summit took place in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together water management experts from around the world to discuss integrated water resources management in the face of climate change and increasing human pressures.