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
#Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula. Marek Elas
July 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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
#Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula. Marek Elas
#Polesia is home to millions of migratory birds 🐤 and unique ecosystems. The proposed 2000-km long E40 canal would devastate these habitats and local communities. Stand with us to defend nature!
#SavePolesia #stop_E40 #migratorybirdday
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#SavePolesia #stop_E40 #migratorybirdday
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New study shows E40 waterway threat to protected areas and biodiversity | #SavePolesia
YouTube video by Frankfurt Zoological Society
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May 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#Polesia is home to millions of migratory birds 🐤 and unique ecosystems. The proposed 2000-km long E40 canal would devastate these habitats and local communities. Stand with us to defend nature!
#SavePolesia #stop_E40 #migratorybirdday
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#SavePolesia #stop_E40 #migratorybirdday
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#GoodNews in 🇪🇺 - well done by #SavePolesia!
7 years of resistance pays off! 🙌 After years of protests and 140,000 signatures, the Siarzewo dam project in 🇵🇱 is officially canceled. The #Vistula river remains free and wild!
#stop_E40 More details ⤵️
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7 years of resistance pays off! 🙌 After years of protests and 140,000 signatures, the Siarzewo dam project in 🇵🇱 is officially canceled. The #Vistula river remains free and wild!
#stop_E40 More details ⤵️
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Victory for Poland’s Vistula river: Siarzewo dam project canceled - Save Polesia
Polish authorities have canceled the environmental consent for the Siarzewo dam project on the Vistula river meaning the project cannot go ahead. This decisionis a big win for environmentalists and…
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January 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#GoodNews in 🇪🇺 - well done by #SavePolesia!
7 years of resistance pays off! 🙌 After years of protests and 140,000 signatures, the Siarzewo dam project in 🇵🇱 is officially canceled. The #Vistula river remains free and wild!
#stop_E40 More details ⤵️
savepolesia.org/victory-for-...
7 years of resistance pays off! 🙌 After years of protests and 140,000 signatures, the Siarzewo dam project in 🇵🇱 is officially canceled. The #Vistula river remains free and wild!
#stop_E40 More details ⤵️
savepolesia.org/victory-for-...
#Polesia, Europe’s Amazon, hosts over 1.5 million migratory 🐤 & endangered species like European bison, wolves, and lynx. The E40 waterway threatens to destroy 193 international and 139 national protected areas😱. Protect biodiversity — #stop_E40!
#SavePolesia #BiodiversityDay
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
#SavePolesia #BiodiversityDay
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
May 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#Polesia, Europe’s Amazon, hosts over 1.5 million migratory 🐤 & endangered species like European bison, wolves, and lynx. The E40 waterway threatens to destroy 193 international and 139 national protected areas😱. Protect biodiversity — #stop_E40!
#SavePolesia #BiodiversityDay
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
#SavePolesia #BiodiversityDay
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
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
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
September 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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
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
Join us to stop the destructive #E40Waterway project and save this natural treasure!
#stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
May 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🌿 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
Join us to stop the destructive #E40Waterway project and save this natural treasure!
#stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
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
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
March 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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
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
140K+ said no — but the fight isn’t over. Despite public opposition, Polish Waters refuses to back down. The Siarzewo dam appeal could greenlight irreversible harm to the Vistula’s salmon, terns & floodplains.
‼️Read our new post: savepolesia.org/siarzewo-bat...
#stop_E40
‼️Read our new post: savepolesia.org/siarzewo-bat...
#stop_E40
Siarzewo dam: the battle isn’t over - Save Polesia
In January 2025, after seven years of legal battles, Poland’s General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOŚ) definitively revoked the environmental permit for the Siarzewo dam on the Vistula…
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July 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
140K+ said no — but the fight isn’t over. Despite public opposition, Polish Waters refuses to back down. The Siarzewo dam appeal could greenlight irreversible harm to the Vistula’s salmon, terns & floodplains.
‼️Read our new post: savepolesia.org/siarzewo-bat...
#stop_E40
‼️Read our new post: savepolesia.org/siarzewo-bat...
#stop_E40
#Climate change is accelerating, and Polesia’s intact #wetlands are part of the solution.
Destroying them for a shipping canal would risk releasing stored carbon and contaminating water for millions.
Let’s protect what protects us!
#savePolesia #Stop_E40 #ClimateAction
Destroying them for a shipping canal would risk releasing stored carbon and contaminating water for millions.
Let’s protect what protects us!
#savePolesia #Stop_E40 #ClimateAction
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#Climate change is accelerating, and Polesia’s intact #wetlands are part of the solution.
Destroying them for a shipping canal would risk releasing stored carbon and contaminating water for millions.
Let’s protect what protects us!
#savePolesia #Stop_E40 #ClimateAction
Destroying them for a shipping canal would risk releasing stored carbon and contaminating water for millions.
Let’s protect what protects us!
#savePolesia #Stop_E40 #ClimateAction
🚨 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
Follow us to learn how you can help protect Europe’s Amazon!
#Stop_E40 #SavePolesia
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
May 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 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
Follow us to learn how you can help protect Europe’s Amazon!
#Stop_E40 #SavePolesia
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
But we remain vigilant. The Vistula is safe for now, and we will continue fighting to protect Poland's queen of rivers. 🌊💙
#SaveTheVistula #SavePolesia #Siarzewo #stop_E40
#SaveTheVistula #SavePolesia #Siarzewo #stop_E40
June 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM
But we remain vigilant. The Vistula is safe for now, and we will continue fighting to protect Poland's queen of rivers. 🌊💙
#SaveTheVistula #SavePolesia #Siarzewo #stop_E40
#SaveTheVistula #SavePolesia #Siarzewo #stop_E40
📉 Migratory freshwater fish:
-81% since 1970 (UN assessment).
🌍 97% of assessed species face extinction globally.
🇵🇱 Włocławek already fragments the Vistula. E40 would add more dams – sealing the fate of Salmon, Lamprey & Eel.
#MigratoryFishDay #Stop_E40
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
-81% since 1970 (UN assessment).
🌍 97% of assessed species face extinction globally.
🇵🇱 Włocławek already fragments the Vistula. E40 would add more dams – sealing the fate of Salmon, Lamprey & Eel.
#MigratoryFishDay #Stop_E40
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
May 25, 2026 at 7:37 AM
📉 Migratory freshwater fish:
-81% since 1970 (UN assessment).
🌍 97% of assessed species face extinction globally.
🇵🇱 Włocławek already fragments the Vistula. E40 would add more dams – sealing the fate of Salmon, Lamprey & Eel.
#MigratoryFishDay #Stop_E40
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
-81% since 1970 (UN assessment).
🌍 97% of assessed species face extinction globally.
🇵🇱 Włocławek already fragments the Vistula. E40 would add more dams – sealing the fate of Salmon, Lamprey & Eel.
#MigratoryFishDay #Stop_E40
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
🔗 #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
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
Waterway threatens Europe’s Amazon
Save Polesia, Europe’s largest wilderness, by preventing the construction of the E40 waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Baltic.
savepolesia.org
May 22, 2026 at 6:33 AM
🔗 #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
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
📉 Up to 50% population decline predicted for birds in Lower Wieprz, #Natura2000 site in Poland.
If the E40 waterway proceeds, species like Common Shelduck, #Goosander & terns face severe losses.
EU-protected nature shouldn't be negotiable. ✊
#Natura2000Day #Stop_E40
📷Wieprz river by Marek Elas
If the E40 waterway proceeds, species like Common Shelduck, #Goosander & terns face severe losses.
EU-protected nature shouldn't be negotiable. ✊
#Natura2000Day #Stop_E40
📷Wieprz river by Marek Elas
May 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
📉 Up to 50% population decline predicted for birds in Lower Wieprz, #Natura2000 site in Poland.
If the E40 waterway proceeds, species like Common Shelduck, #Goosander & terns face severe losses.
EU-protected nature shouldn't be negotiable. ✊
#Natura2000Day #Stop_E40
📷Wieprz river by Marek Elas
If the E40 waterway proceeds, species like Common Shelduck, #Goosander & terns face severe losses.
EU-protected nature shouldn't be negotiable. ✊
#Natura2000Day #Stop_E40
📷Wieprz river by Marek Elas
⚖️ Protected under EU law, threatened by a megaproject: Włocławska Valley (Natura 2000).
Key refuge for Spine Loach, European Bitterling, Atlantic Salmon & River Lamprey.
The E40 waterway would dam this stretch – blocking fish migration forever.
#Natura2000Day #SavePolesia #Stop_E40
Key refuge for Spine Loach, European Bitterling, Atlantic Salmon & River Lamprey.
The E40 waterway would dam this stretch – blocking fish migration forever.
#Natura2000Day #SavePolesia #Stop_E40
May 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
⚖️ Protected under EU law, threatened by a megaproject: Włocławska Valley (Natura 2000).
Key refuge for Spine Loach, European Bitterling, Atlantic Salmon & River Lamprey.
The E40 waterway would dam this stretch – blocking fish migration forever.
#Natura2000Day #SavePolesia #Stop_E40
Key refuge for Spine Loach, European Bitterling, Atlantic Salmon & River Lamprey.
The E40 waterway would dam this stretch – blocking fish migration forever.
#Natura2000Day #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
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
May 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#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
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
🌍 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 Vistula River, Marek Elas
August 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🌍 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 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 #NatureRestorationLaw offers a chance to protect and restore these waters instead of compounding the damage. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
July 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
🌊 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 #NatureRestorationLaw offers a chance to protect and restore these waters instead of compounding the damage. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula, Marek Elas
🌊 The #NatureRestorationLaw’s goal of restoring 25,000 km of rivers to a free-flowing state by 2030 is at odds with projects like the Siarzewo dam in 🇵🇱. Let’s focus on restoration, not more barriers that harm rivers and ecosystems. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Marek Elas
📷Marek Elas
July 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
🌊 The #NatureRestorationLaw’s goal of restoring 25,000 km of rivers to a free-flowing state by 2030 is at odds with projects like the Siarzewo dam in 🇵🇱. Let’s focus on restoration, not more barriers that harm rivers and ecosystems. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Marek Elas
📷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
#SavePolesia #stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💧 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
#SavePolesia #stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS