One year ago, the EU adopted the #NatureRestorationLaw—a historic chance to heal rivers. Yet Poland’s Siarzewo dam, part of the #E40Waterway, push the opposite direction. Restoring nature starts with stopping new barriers.

#Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers

📷Vistula. Marek Elas

7 years of appeals & waiting
The fight over the ecologically risky Siarzewo barrage (part of #E40waterway) continues. Yesterday's hearing ended without a ruling; a new date is pending.
The Vistula is safe for now as appeal continues. We await the next chapter.
#stop_E40
📷Małgorzata Kaznowska-Filipek

🌿 Welcome to #SavePolesia! We’re protecting Europe’s largest wetland wilderness — a vital habitat for rare species like Greater spotted eagle, Aquatic warbler (the photo), & Lynx.

Join us to stop the destructive #E40Waterway project and save this natural treasure!

#stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

Europe’s water arteries are gasping for air. 🌍 From the Rhine to the Vistula, summer 2026 wasn’t just a heatwave—it was a structural shift.

As we look at the data, the argument for mega-projects like the #E40Waterway collapses. Here is the hydrological reality. 👇

📷Vistula, Marek Elas

In Polesia, people have harvested medicinal plants for generations🌱
These wetlands = livelihoods, tradition, sustainable harvests.
#E40Waterway would severely degrade this ecosystems.
This #WorldWildlifeDay, we're fighting for nature AND people.
#WWD2026 #SavePolesia #stop_E40

📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

🌿 Today Emerald, tomorrow #Natura2000

Ukraine's Emerald sites meet the same scientific criteria as Natura 2000.

Yet the planned #E40Waterway directly threatens 17 of these sites + 2 indirectly (13,046 km² total).
1/2 👇

📷Sunset in Polesia, Daniel Rosengren / FZS

🚨 The #E40waterway threatens to destroy Polesia’s pristine rivers and #wetlands, risking biodiversity loss, droughts, and potential radioactive contamination from Chernobyl.

Follow us to learn how you can help protect Europe’s Amazon!

#Stop_E40 #SavePolesia
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay 🌿
On 2 February 1971, countries agreed the #Ramsar Convention to protect wetlands.
In #Polesia & along the Vistula, Bug, Pripyat and Dnieper rivers, many Ramsar & other protected wetlands at risk from #E40Waterway: savepolesia.org/the-threat/
📷Daniel Rosengren / FZS

🔗 #BiodiversityDay fact: Healthy biodiversity needs connected landscapes.

Polesia's rivers, wetlands & forests form a living network for migrating birds, spawning fish & roaming mammals like Lynx & Wolf.

The #E40Waterway would sever this network.
Read more: savepolesia.org
#SavePolesia #Stop_E40

#Natura2000 site under threat: Middle Vistula Valley

This 260km protected river stretch is 🇵🇱's KEY breeding ground for Mew Gull, Little Tern & Common Ringed Plover.

The proposed #E40Waterway would straighten, dam & destroy its natural braided habitat.

#stop_E40

📷Little Tern, Siarhei Zuyonak

#DayOfActionForRivers: World revives rivers by removing old dams, adding logs for 🐟shelter, planting living roots on eroding banks, creating tree buffers, & fixing road culverts.

#E40Waterway threatens to destroy Polesia instead. 😐
19th-century thinking vs 21st-century solutions.

🌍 The #NatureRestorationLaw’s emphasis on restoring free-flowing rivers is at odds with plans for the Siarzewo dam and the #E40Waterway. Poland should prioritize undoing the damage from the Włocławek dam, not adding more barriers. #Stop_E40

📷The Vistula River, Marek Elas

🌊 The #E40Waterway with its Włocławek and proposed Siarzewo dams threatens to fragment the Vistula river further.

The #NatureRestorationLaw offers a chance to protect and restore these waters instead of compounding the damage. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula, Marek Elas

💧 The #E40waterway would dry out rivers, worsen #climate change effects, and threaten clean water supplies for millions. We advocate for sustainable alternatives like #rail transport and nature-based tourism. Follow us for updates!

#SavePolesia #stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS