We asked Work Package 5 leader, Sandra de Vries of Pulsaqua , to reflect on a busy and productive year for the project through the lens of the project's citizen science programme and the place of community engagement and education in restoring and protecting our rivers and waters. Water Sport Clean-Up along the Danube Photo courtesy of Pulsaqua As we embark on another year of collective effort and shared passion for the Danube’s rivers and wetlands, I’m excited to welcom

This year, DANUBE4all partnered with New European Bauhaus to create the Living Danube Challenge. This community-led NEB Lab project is a think-and-do tank, supporting and enabling the green transition in the Danube region. The Living Danube Challenge programme offered online training, creative idea development and networking to young social entrepreuneurs and activists in the environmental space, culminating in a 2 day 'launchpad' event at Vienna’s BOKU River Lab on October

Restoring rivers is not only about data, models, and engineering solutions. It is also about people: how they understand rivers, how they relate to them, and how they feel empowered to care for them. Work Package 5 (WP5) objectives focus precisely on this connection - bringing science closer to citizens through citizen science, community engagement, and innovative approaches to science communication . Across the Danube Basin, we transformed scientific knowledge into hands-on

Building on last year’s successful partnership with Drinkable Rivers , in which we trialled the organisation's open invitation, citizen science River Walk initiative at three locations along the Danube , we’ve just completed our first in-house River Walk in Serbia! On October 22, colleagues Dr. Jovana Kostić, Dr. Karolina Sunjog, Dr. Željka Višnjić-Jeftić, and Dr. Marija Smederevac-Lalić from University of Belgrade – Institute for Multidisciplinary Research , organized an ou

Starting an environmental project can feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t have a background in science. But people who live near...

Participants in the BioBlitz survey on invasive alien species conducted within the frame of the DANUBE4all project in Yuzhen Park, Sofia,...

In April, Pulsaqua proudly launched the first Water Sport Cleanup (WSCU) in Vienna in the Haslauer Traverse, National Park Donauauen ,...

Content by Stefanie Schuerz, Zentrum für Soziale Innovation GmbH Introduction On 25th November 2024 we organised a matchmaking workshop...

Image Credit: Camille Janssen The DANUBE4All project brings together partners from 14 European countries, all working towards the...

Matchmaking Workshop: 25th November 09.00-12.30 CET With Guest Speakers: Muki Haklay ( ECS ) – Citizen science Eva Manzenreiter (...

This fall, people from various walks of life came together to walk along the Danube, exploring her significance to the communities living...

Today marks the start of the Danube River Walk carried out by Li An Phoa and Maarten van der Schaaf from Drinkable Rivers . From...

As part of the DANUBE4All project, we plan an ambitious suite of citizen science (CS) measures aimed promoting, implementing, and...

On the 24th of May 2024, the Healthy Danube Network was launched; a collaboration and co-creation with the Global Network of Water...

All images copyright of Szabó R. János In collaboration with Káva Színház, WWF Hungary has developed the captivating participatory...

Guest post by Gabriela Costea (IGB, Berlin), Allison O'Reilly (BOKU, Vienna), Pippa de Kinder (IGB, Berlin), Camille Janssen (Pulsaqua),...

In our recent citizen science field report, student Alice Demoulder introduced the Secchi Disk i.e., an analogue methodology for...

An important part of our work at DANUBE4all focuses on citizen science. The Citizen Science Toolbox is a resource we aim to develop and...

A large part of what we do at DANUBE4all is dedicated to outreach and education. With this in mind, researchers from the Institute for...

Survey for organizations and institutions working with citizens in the Danube River Basin! The DANUBE4all project aims to restore...