Špela Borko tells how cave-diving enhanced her appreciation of the myriad life forms that teem in underground lakes. Špela Borko tells how cave-diving enhanced her appreciation of the myriad life forms that teem in underground lakes.
Balkan countries contain a large number of mostly wild and free-flowing rivers, which are home to impressive biodiversity but which have become threatened by a wave of hydroelectric dam proposals in recent years: 3,200 mostly small hydropower plants are proposed to be built there in the next few years, the conservation organization RiverWatch estimates. So […]
“It might be the highest density of trout species on Earth,” says podcast guest Ulrich Eichelmann of Balkan countries’ riverine legacy, which has become threatened by a tsunami of hydroelectric dam proposals in recent years: 2,796 mostly small hydropower plants are proposed to be built in the next few years, his organization Riverwatch estimates. So […]