In Europe, strong legislation - the backbone of which is the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) - exists to ensure that the continent’s remaining handful of free-flowing rivers can continue to flow ...

Rivers underpin entire landscapes, and contribute to economic growth, food security and human well-being. Free-flowing rivers are uniquely important providing healthy floodplains, recreation, thriving ...

"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies ... But this does not take into account the volume of water flowing. On the Rhone ...