THREAD: The Vjosa is one of Europe’s last wild rivers. Read and watch: http://apne.ws/Fq0A7kY pic.twitter.com/o4RJ4J9XW0
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Albania's government has set in motion plans to dam the Vjosa to generate much-needed electricity. (2/5)pic.twitter.com/q5eH1m2nUv
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In the Balkans alone, about 2,800 projects to tame rivers are underway or planned. (3/5)pic.twitter.com/I4QZOt38sq
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The opposite is happening in the U.S. and western Europe, where there’s a movement to tear down dams considered environmentally destructive. (4/5) http://apne.ws/Nyw4e9u
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Rivers are a crucial part of the global water cycle, acting as nature’s arteries. Watch @AP minidoc and tune in Tuesday for episode 7 of #WhatCanBeSaved (5/5).http://apne.ws/Mara1Og
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