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About E40 Inland Waterway

The E40 Inland Waterway (E40 IWW) is a transnational project aimed at establishing a 2,000 km Black-to-Baltic-Sea inland waterway through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine connecting the seaports of Gdansk and Kherson. It consists of the following rivers and canals: Vistula, Bug (new canal to be built), Mukhavets, Pina, Pripyat and Dnieper. The reconstruction plans of the E40 mention building a bypass canal in Poland, six or seven dams and locks in the Pripyat, as well as dredging on the entire route so that multitonnage river-sea vessels can follow the course of the rivers. The biggest part of the capital investments (around EUR 12 billion) is directed to the Polish section of the route Vistula—Brest. The Belarusian section has been preliminarily estimated at EUR 150 million.

Latest developments

New economic report indicates E40 waterway would operate at massive loss

2022-02-02 00:00:00

Siarzewo Dam – threat to Vistula river returns

2021-10-29 00:00:00

Why this profile?

The E40 Inland Waterway is expected to endanger valuable natural areas in Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. These include 29 protected areas in Poland, some of which are part of the Natura 2000 network, about 27 areas in Ukraine, including two natural reserves, six national parks and the Chernobyl Radiation and Environmental Biosphere Reserve.

What must happen

The E40 Waterway is a large infrastructural project which will affect various rivers, regions, several protected areas, including national parks, Ramsar sites and Natura 2000 areas. Because of these adverse impacts banks should not invest in any section of the project. The waterway would go through the Chernobyl exclusion zone and mobilise and transport radioactive silt into the Kyiv water reservoirs, the drinking water source of millions of Ukrainians. Financially the E40 IWW can only be implemented if foreign investors provide the required financing for the project.

Impacts

Social and human rights impacts

Research has shown that the economic benefits of the project for the people of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine are questionnable. The feasibility study contains a shallow risk analysis. The risks are analysed from the following viewpoint: if the economies of the three countries grow at a slower rate than expected, the impact of the project implementation may be worse than expected (Ales Gerasimenko). E40 waterway advocates also suggest to consider their project not in terms of direct payback but in terms of indirect impact on the economies of the three countries. However, as BUEE analysts estimate, there is no guarantee that modernisation of the waterway between Vistula and Dnieper will bring any long-term economic dividends to the region. Moreover, the impact of the project on Belarusian economy may be negative.

Environmental and climate impacts

Polesia Polesia is Europe’s Amazon. This stunning region, which straddles the borders of Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, is the continent’s greatest intact floodplain region. Despite ongoing threats from climate change, hunting, logging, and mining, huge areas of Polesia remain pristine. Natural and wild rivers lie at Polesia’s heart – the Bug in Poland, Dnieper in Ukraine, and the 750 km-long Pripyat, one of Europe’s most pristine rivers. The altitude across the remarkable 186,000 km2 region never varies by more than 150 meters. Meandering rivers, tributaries, and oxbows shape a labyrinth of wetlands, peatlands, forests, islands, swamps, bogs, marshes, and lakes that are home to some of the most biodiverse and culturally rich parts of Europe. The floodplains also mitigate floods, clean air, and are a major carbon store. Polesia is home to local communities, whose culture and lifestyle is adapted to the extraordinary environment.

Natura 2000 areas Along the Lower and Middle Vistula, the impacted Natura 2000 sites include both Bird Directive Special Protection Areas (SPA) and Habitat Directive Special Areas of Conservation, (SAC). The entire Bug river, from the River Narew to Terespol is part of the Natura 2000 network. In the case of constructing the E40 IWW between Vistula and Terespol based on the preferred third variant, an additional two Natura 2000 sites will be impacted.

The border region of Belarus, Poland, Russia and Ukraine called Polesia hosts one of Europe’s largest wilderness areas with an immense network of protected and unprotected natural areas. The size of this region is more than 18 million hectares and it has immense natural value, making it a cornerstone of a European network of protected areas. The region hosts the most valuable protected areas of Belarus including the Pripyatsky National Park, Polesye State Radiation-Ecological Reserve, 11 national and six local reserves.

Polesia Pripyat, which is the main river of Polesia, is among the few undamaged, free flowing large rivers in Europe with high species and habitat richness. During migration periods, 1.5 million birds recharge in the floodplains of Pripyat, and over 90% of the total number of bird species of Belarus are recorded to inhabit the region. The E40 will impact the breeding sites of the vulnerable Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). The total length of the E40 would affect sites holding 75% of the species’ population. Polesia’s wetland habitats include fen mires and raised bogs as well as floodplain areas with riparian forests, which are complemented by large areas of forest. Almost all key large mammals – among them lynx, bison, wolf – are to be found here.

Dnieper The valley of the River Dnipro includes several designated Emerald Network sites, which are designated within the framework of the Berne Convention. These areas are not only important for halting biodiversity loss through hosting key species and habitats, but also offer important ecosystem services to the people living in the region.

Impacts on waterways To enable freight ships to navigate the waters would require straightening, deepening, damming, and dredging of rivers in some of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the region. The construction work could dry up rivers, directly impact 38 internationally protected areas, threaten species, and potentially disturb radioactive pollution in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Air pollution from ships would afflict major cities on the route, while accidents and oil spills are a major risk. The E40 Waterway would undermine ecosystem services such as water retention, flood mitigation, clean air, and carbon storage.

Hydrological impacts Construction of the E40 Waterway would require dredging 6 million m³ of sediment from the Pripyat river in the first year alone – enough to fill more than 2,000 Olympic swimming pools to the brim. 3.5 million m³ would be dredged across the E40 each subsequent year. This would cause major and unpredictable hydrological changes. Water would flow out of the area faster than it could be replenished, expansive wetlands would dry up. It would cut directly through 38 protected areas of international importance, including Pripyatsky National Park and the Almany mires – a huge complex of untouched mires and peatbogs. More than 2,000 km² of peatland could be affected in total. If drained this could result in annual emissions equal to those from 2 million cars. Habitats and stopover sites would be destroyed. Species such as the aquatic warbler would be at immediate risk of extinction.

Droughts, destroyed rivers and wildlife in Poland Construction of the E40 Waterway would involve a new channel in Poland, linking the Vistula river with the Poland-Belarus border. All proposed variations would lead to extreme consequences including droughts and the destruction of water resources used by citizens and farmers. A massive amount of water would be required, yet there are few viable water sources. Several key rivers would likely run dry or be severely altered. Water siphoned from rivers would require uphill pumping, which would be extremely expensive and may not be technically feasible.

Other impacts

A part of the E40 Waterway route will pass through the territories affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. These are the section of the River Pripyat flowing through the Polesye Radiation Reserve (Belarus), and the section of the Dnieper flowing through the Chernobyl Biosphere Reserve (Ukraine). The E40 Waterway may cause washing of radioactive silt away from the river bed and thereby affect Kiev's water reservoir and pose an increased radiation risk for millions of people downstream.

Governance

Applicable norms and standards

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention)
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
EU EIA Directive
EU Nature Directives
EU SEA Directive
EU Water Framework Directive
Ramsar Convention
Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
UNECE Espoo Convention

Updates

New economic report indicates E40 waterway would operate at massive loss

2022-02-02 00:00:00

A new economic analysis by the Netherlands-based consultancy Langhout Ecologisch Advies reveals that the planned E40 waterway would operate at a severe economic loss in the long-term, even under optimistic scenarios. The report outlines long-term losses in the billions of euros that would come from the development of a key part of the proposed waterway, running from Gdansk in Poland to Brest in Belarus. The construction of the roughly 700 kilometre-long section of the waterway is too expensive to be economically viable, the report concludes. The authors warn investors against putting capital into the project, as it would fail to deliver benefits to society as a whole. (Save Polesia)

Siarzewo Dam – threat to Vistula river returns

2021-10-29 00:00:00

 In Poland, the threat of the Siarzewo Dam on the Vistula River returns following this week’s changes to the national Ministry of Climate and Environment and a court ruling that allows the project to continue under ‘immediate implementation’ status. In August, the Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Michał Kurtyka revoked the environmental consent for the construction project after many shortcomings in its impact assessments were highlighted by Polish NGOs. Now, the former Undersecretary of State within the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Anna Moskwa, is taking over the position to take a final decision on Siarzewo Dam, which is a key part of the E40 waterway. (Save Polesia)

Environmental consent for the Siarzewo Dam on the Vistula River revoked

2021-08-24 00:00:00

The environmental consent for the construction of the Siarzewo Dam on the Vistula River has been revoked by the Polish Minister of Climate and Environment. The Siarzewo Dam would be a key part of the E40 waterway; it would alter one of Poland’s least impacted large rivers, with disastrous and irreversible impacts for people and nature. NGOs forming part of the Polish Save the Rivers Coalition have been pushing for several years for the Ministry to reassess the environmental go-ahead for the project (Save Polesia).

E40 waterway recognised as top global biodiversity issue

2020-12-04 00:00:00

A panel of 25 experts identified 15 top emerging issues of concern for global biodiversity conservation in 2021. The planned construction of the E40 waterway through Polesia is one of them. The annual review paper ‘A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues’ is published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution. From a long list of 97 topics, the panel of scientists and practitioners chose those emerging threats with the greatest likelihood to affect biodiversity conservation in the future. The planned 2.000 km navigable link between the Black and Baltic Seas could result in environmental impacts of global importance, the study suggests. The E40 waterway could dramatically change Polesia’s hydrology and ecology by altering rivers in Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. These changes could be devastating for the rich biodiversity that depends on Polesia. Millions of migratory birds that stop-off in the area each year would be impacted. It could also cause irreparable damage to important conservation areas, including 70 wildlife reserves. (Save Polesia).

No economic case for the E40 Waterway expert study reveals

2020-11-16 00:00:00

The costs as well as the risks associated with the planned E40 waterway are unacceptably high – according to an expert economic assessment conducted by three leading business associations of Belarus. The study’s authors analysed the 2015 E40 waterway feasibility study by the Maritime Institute in Gdansk. Unacceptably high costs and risks are associated with the E40 waterway, yet the programme is moving forward (Save Polesia press release).

Hazardous dredging started in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

2020-09-02 00:00:00

Ukraine takes first steps for the construction of the E40 inland waterway, breaching national law and potentially releasing nuclear waste that could expose millions of people living in Kyiv and between Chernobyl and the capital to increased radiation risk. In Ukraine, dredging of the Pripyat River as part of the E40 waterway construction has been launched at the eight sites planned for this year. This work is being carried out as part of the restoration of a bilateral waterway between Ukraine and Belarus, and as the first steps of the much larger E40 project. Four of the eight sites lie only a few kilometres from the remains of Chernobyl’s infamous Reactor 4, where the remnants of the world’s largest nuclear catastrophe lie hidden in the muddy riverbed. This work is proceeding on the basis of incomplete analysis of radiation levels and without any detailed studies having taken place as required by Ukrainian law (Save Polesia press release).

Urgent action needed to address drought conditions in Polesia

2020-06-09 00:00:00

Experts have called for a far-reaching response to a devastating drought affecting large parts of Eastern Europe, including Polesia. In April, groundwater levels in Ukraine fell to their lowest levels since records began. Scientists have warned such events will be far more common in future due to climate change. They call for restoration of forests and wetland areas to mitigate the effects of droughts, and a halt to practices that intensify them – including the construction of the planned ‘E40’ waterway (Save Polesia News article).

Polish government initiates Feasibility study

2020-05-18 00:00:00

Poland has initiated a feasibility study to inform route selection.  Although the process is still underway, initial results show that the focus is on variants of a route that will have devastating environmental impacts. The government is also proceeding with planning for Siarzewo dam (treating it as a standalone project, although it will be part of the E40 Waterway project).

Planned E40 Waterway could pose increased radiation risk for millions of people

2020-04-23 00:00:00

Governments of Belarus, Poland and Ukraine put human health at risk if they proceed with the plans to construct a 2,000 kilometres long waterway linking the Baltic and the Black Sea. This is the conclusion of an expert study on the radiation impacts of the E40 Waterway, released by the French non-governmental organization “Association pour le Contrôle de la Radioactivité dans l’Ouest” (Save Polesia press release).

Proposed river port in Belarus threatens local livelihoods and biodiversity

2020-04-18 00:00:00

The government of Belarus plans to construct a river port in the Belarusian village Nijniye Zary as an infrastructure for the proposed E40 Waterway. This would destroy not only conservation areas of international importance, but also local livelihoods as their houses would be demolished (Save Polesia news article).

Ukrainian government forced to postpone dredging for E40 Waterway due to fish spawning

2020-03-12 00:00:00

In early January, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure announced that the dredging of the Pripyat river in Ukraine is projected to start as soon as the water level is high enough for shipping. However, as the spawning of fish started, any work on the river is forbidden as of March 20th (Save Polesia news article).

Financiers

Banks involved in the E40 Waterway project so far are the European development banks the EBRD and the EIB.

News

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Type:
Year:
blog
external news
our news

New economic report indicates E40 waterway would operate at massive loss

2022-02-02 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Achieving protected status for Polesia, Europe’s largest wetland wilderness

2022-01-27 | Wildpolesia.org
blog
external news
our news

Polish court revives ‘highly flawed’ hydroelectric dam plan for Vistula River

2021-12-28 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

E40 waterway not part of EU’s transport roadmap

2021-12-21 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Polish poet runs ultra-marathon for the Vistula river

2021-11-16 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Siarzewo Dam – threat to Vistula river returns

2021-10-29 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

New report: poor health of Vistula and other European rivers persists

2021-10-27 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Ukraine’s water transport strategy documents under review

2021-10-25 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Top economic media in Belarus reports E40 waterway not viable

2021-10-06 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Movie “River Sisters”: Polish women stand against E40 waterway

2021-08-02 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

New Film: ‘Re: Save Europe’s Amazon’

2021-06-15 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Swimmers protest against planned dam in Poland

2021-04-28 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Study identifies Polesia’s enormous potential for nature-based tourism

2021-03-30 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Ukrainian Ministry insists on Environmental Assessments of E40 Waterway

2021-02-03 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone

2020-12-23 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

E40 waterway recognised as top global biodiversity issue

2020-12-04 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Must-see: Polesia documentary on new streaming platform

2020-12-01 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

No economic case for the E40 Waterway expert study reveals

2020-11-16 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Press Release: Hazardous dredging started in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

2020-09-02 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

The E40 Waterway: The Polish Dimension

2020-05-04 | The Jamestown Foundation
blog
external news
our news

The race to save Polesia, Europe's secret Amazon

2020-03-06 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

E40 waterway feasibility study in Poland: Worrying initial results published

2020-03-04 | Save Polesia
blog
external news
our news

Most of Europe's rivers and lakes fail water quality tests – report

2018-07-03 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

Waterway «Е40»: The Dnieper is Under Threat of Radiation Pollution

2017-11-29 | Environment People Law
blog
external news
our news

The Dnipro shipping route is lobbied by the presidential party and “Nibulon”

2017-10-23 | Environment People Law
blog
external news
our news

E40: what is it and why does it concern everyone

2017-09-21 | Center for Environmental Solutions
blog
external news
our news

Redrawing the geopolitical map: Belarus and its neighbours connect the Black and Baltic seas

2017-08-07 | BelarusDigest
blog
external news
our news

Disaster? Experts on the E40 Impact on the Polesye’s Biodiversity

2017-07-31 | Stop_E40
blog
external news
our news

Experts on the Dire Consequences of the E40 in the Radiation Contaminated Areas

2017-07-31 | Stop_E40
blog
external news
our news

The Methodological Errors of the E40 Project Developers Disqualify their Work

2017-07-31 | Stop_E40
blog
external news
our news

Poland ratifies Inland Waterways agreement

2017-03-07 | Thenews.pl
blog
external news
our news

Canal plan raises spectre of Chernobyl

2015-10-31 | Climate News Network
blog
external news
our news

New waterway connects the ports of the Baltic and the Black Seas

2015-02-07 | Baltic-review.com

Documents

Type:
Year:
ngo documents
2022-01-27 00:00:00

Achieving protected status for Polesia, Europe’s largest wetland wilderness

2022-01-27 00:00:00 | GP3, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Global Peatlands Initiative
other documents
2019-01-31 00:00:00

Handbook on the external costs of transport - version 2019

2019-01-31 00:00:00 | European Commission
other documents
2019-02-27 00:00:00

Economic assessment of reconstruction plans for the inland Waterway E40

2019-02-27 00:00:00 | Business Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers
ngo documents
2019-12-31 00:00:00

Polesia’s enormous potential for nature-based tourism

2019-12-31 00:00:00 | A. Ruukel
ngo documents
2019-03-31 00:00:00

Analysis of selected possible impacts of potential E40 Inland Waterway development in Belarus and Ukraine on hydrological and environmental conditions of neighbouring rivers and wetlands

2019-03-31 00:00:00 | Frankfurt Zoological Society
ngo documents
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Analysis of selected possible impacts of potential E40 International Waterway development in Poland on hydrological and environmental conditions of neighbouring rivers and wetlands -the section between Polish-Belarusian border and Vistula River

2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Frankfurt Zoological Society
ngo documents
2020-04-21 00:00:00

E40 waterway could pose increased radiation risk for millions of people

2020-04-21 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-03-31 00:00:00

No economic case for new waterway through Polesia

Evaluation of E40 waterway proposals reveals flaws in feasibility study as well as unacceptably high risks and costs
2020-03-31 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-03-31 00:00:00

E40 waterway would damage pristine wilderness areas in Ukraine and Belarus and turn an important carbon sink into a carbon source

2020-03-31 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-03-27 00:00:00

E40 waterway would lead to droughts, and destroy rivers and wildlife in Poland

Study reveals potential impacts of proposed E40 waterway on hydrology, and river and water ecology in Poland
2020-03-27 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-04-01 00:00:00

Polesia under threat

How a new waterway could destroy Polesia’s natural environmen
2020-04-01 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-03-27 00:00:00

Factsheet - About Polesia

2020-03-27 00:00:00 | Save Polesia
ngo documents
2020-04-23 00:00:00

Chernobyl heritage and the E40 trans-Europe waterway

2020-04-23 00:00:00 | ACRO
other documents
2017-07-14 00:00:00

Project of the E40 Water route arrangement investments risks study

2017-07-14 00:00:00 | BUEE
other documents
2015-12-31 00:00:00

Restoration of Inland Waterway E40 Dnieper – Vistula: from Strategy to Planning

Final Feasibility Study Report
2015-12-31 00:00:00 | Maritime Institute Gdansk
ngo documents
2015-12-01 00:00:00

IUCN - Ramsar Collaboration

Supporting the Wise Use of Wetlands
2015-12-01 00:00:00 | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
other documents
2013-12-01 00:00:00

The lower Vistula in the aspect of the E40 and E70 international shipping routes

2013-12-01 00:00:00 | Zaneta Marciniak - Acta Energetica
other documents
2014-04-14 00:00:00

From the Black to the Baltic sea

Prospects for restoration of the E40 waterway connection via the rivers of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine
2014-04-14 00:00:00 | Commission on the development of the E40 waterway on the Dnieper-Vistula section
ngo documents
2017-12-05 00:00:00

Call for thorough EIA of the E40 waterway project

2017-12-05 00:00:00 | Coalition Clean Baltic
other documents
2015-12-01 00:00:00

Environmental assessment E40 Inland Waterway

(Document in Russian)
2015-12-01 00:00:00

Media

Pictures of Polesia area by Daniel Rosengren/FZS

landscape Polesia River landscape Polesia River landscape Polesia

Pictures of Polesia area and river Pripyat by Viktar Malyshchyc

River Pripyat Polesia area Polesia area

Existing railroads (black) connecting Gdansk in Poland with Odessa in Ukraine as an alternative to the proposed E40 waterway (red), which would cut through the heart of the wetland wilderness of Polesia (dashed green line)

E40 waterway and railways

Route of the proposed E40 waterway (red) connecting the Black Sea and the Baltic, which would cut through the heart of the wetland wilderness of Polesia (dashed line) and impact internationally protected areas (dark green)

E40 Waterway

Protest against the E40 Waterway

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Video links

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/100293-001-A/re-rettet-europas-amazonas/
https://savepolesia.org/media/#

Links

StopE40.org

https://stope40.org/

Petition against the construction of the E40 Waterway

https://stope40.org/en/pages/petition

Website of Commission on the development of the E40 waterway on the Dnieper-Vistula section

http://www.e40restoration.eu/en/

Independent biological, economic and hydrological assessment of the E40 waterway restoration project

https://stope40.org/en/pages/expertise

Bahna, Belarus

Belarus´ NGO, part of campaign group against the E40 Waterway

http://bahna.land/

Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP)

Polish NGO, part of campaign group against the E40 Waterway

https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/partners/poland-%E2%80%93-polish-society-protection-birds-otop

NECU, Ukrain

National Ecology Center of Ukrain, part of campaign group against the E40 Waterway

http://necu.org.ua/en/

Overview of natural areas of Belarus threatened by the E40 Waterway

https://stope40.org/en/articles/protected-areas

Frankfurt Zoological Society project webpage on Polesia

Polesia - Europe's largest wilderness area

https://fzs.org/en/projects/polesia-europes-largest-wilderness-area/

Savepolesia.org campaign website

https://savepolesia.org/

OTOP - Polish Society for the Protection of Birds

OTOP Polish Society for the Protection of Birds

Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Birds

http://www.birdlife.org.ua/

Brief history

The development of the project began at the end of 2013. The initiator of the E40 construction is a coalition of organisations from three countries (Belarus, Poland and Ukraine) headed by the Republican Unitary Operational and Construction Enterprise "Dnepro-Bugsky Canal". The feasibility study was developed by a consortium led by the Gdansk Maritime Institute. The work on the project's feasibility study was funded by the European Union within the Program for Transboundary Cooperation among the three countries. Now the initiators of the project are in search of funding for further research and work.

The main supporters of the E40 Waterway are the relevant ministries of infrastructure, navigation or transport in the various countries. The UN Economic Committee for Europe (UNECE) is also a supporting organisation of inland waterway development in general (although the E40 is not a priority within the Trans-European Transport Network).

The E40 Waterway would cross three countries, all of which have different economic, legal and social conditions. The governments of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine are looking into the possibility of investing significant funds into this project with mobilisation of state resources as well the financing of international donors.

Save Polesia, an international partnership of six civil society organisations striving to protect Polesia for the citizens of Belarus, Poland, Ukraine and wider Europe, campaigns against the construction of the E40 Waterway and for the development of nature-based tourism in Polesia.

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