Aquaviva will be presented at International fair LOV

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Created on Friday, 22 February 2013

In April there will be already the 8^th International Hunting and Fishing Fair LOV, accompanied with the 2^nd International Fair for Outdoor Activities and Recreation. Both fairs are designed for nature enthusiasts and all that love to spend their free time actively in nature. In one place you can see different equipment, get idea for your next hike and learn about several environmental and nature conservation organizations. Here they can present their projects to thousands of visitors of both fairs. Already for the second time there will also be Lutra, Institute for Conservation of Natural Heritage that will present its finished and actual projects. The latter includes Life+ project AQUAVIVA: Live water - from biodiversity to tap.

We invite you to visit us between 19^th and 21^st Aprila 2013 at fair LOV in Gornja Radgona, where we will work on raising awareness among visitors on importance of conservation of freshwater biodiversity. Also this year our participation is possible thanks to Pomurski sejem, d.d., who offered us fair stand free of charge.

Official start of International Year of Water Cooperation

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Created on Friday, 15 February 2013

Last Monday, 11th February 2013, was an official start of United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, that was declared by United Nations General Assembly already in December 2010. The kick-off took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. United Nations want to rais awareness both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services. Although we are often not aware, water is one of the most important resources for life, therefore we have to manage it responsibly and effectively.

Official slogan of International Year is »Water, Water Everywhere, Only if We Share«, while in Slovenia events, celebrating International Year, are marked with different names. All events from Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment are joined under the name »Vode povezujejo (= Water Connects)«. Several events will also organize Slovenian Museum of Natural History: cycle of lectures Moder planet (= Blue Planet) and cycle of workshops Kapljice (= Drops).

World Wetland Day 2013: Wetlands take care of water

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Created on Friday, 01 February 2013

This year WWD's slogan corresponds with subjects of project Aquaviva, since part of taking care of water is also its purification. Preserved wetlands provide us with several services, of which we are often not aware. Therefore we often consider wetlands as wasteland, draining and changing them. On the other side we are building expensive water treatmant plants, which demand maintenance.

New Yourk City already figured it out that this is not the best practice. To provide public supply of clean water, the city decided to invest into improvement of land management and prevention of waste and nutrient runoff in the watershed. So instead of investing  US$ 6-8 billion, they spent only US$ 1-1.5 billion. Additionally they do not have any annual running costs.

As you can see, wetlands and its biodiversity provide us with much more than you can imagine. Let's protect them!