With a total of 7 publications this year, the project has pushed new knowledge generation to the forefront. Basooma, A., Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Domisch, S., Torres-Cambas, Y., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Bremerich, V., Meulenbroek, P., Tschikof, M., Funk, A., Hein, T. and Borgwardt, F. (2025) ‘specleanr': an R package for automated flagging of environmental outliers in ecological data for modeling workflows. Ecography 2025: e08221 (ver. 1.0). https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fecog.08221 Basooma, A.,...

by Jasper Winn In the summer of 1985, writer Jasper Winn kayaked the length of the Danube - an intrepid journey with many a twist and turn. In 2025, Jasper returned to travel the great river's length once again, this time via pedal, bus, train, and on foot. For our annual edition, he writes a special reflection on his journeys, with insights into the main changes along the river over the intervening forty years. The summer of 1985 was a good time to kayak the Danube from Germany’s Black...

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 welcome you to...