In Polesia, people have harvested medicinal plants for generations🌱
These wetlands = livelihoods, tradition, sustainable harvests.
#E40Waterway would severely degrade this ecosystems.
This #WorldWildlifeDay, we're fighting for nature AND people.
#WWD2026 #SavePolesia #stop_E40

📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

7 years of appeals & waiting
The fight over the ecologically risky Siarzewo barrage (part of #E40waterway) continues. Yesterday's hearing ended without a ruling; a new date is pending.
The Vistula is safe for now as appeal continues. We await the next chapter.
#stop_E40
📷Małgorzata Kaznowska-Filipek

🌍 The #NatureRestorationLaw’s emphasis on restoring free-flowing rivers is at odds with plans for the Siarzewo dam and the #E40Waterway. Poland should prioritize undoing the damage from the Włocławek dam, not adding more barriers. #Stop_E40

📷The Vistula River, Marek Elas

Siarzewo dam: the battle isn’t over - Save Polesia In January 2025, after seven years of legal battles, Poland’s General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOŚ) definitively revoked the environmental permit for the Siarzewo dam on the Vistula…

140K+ said no — but the fight isn’t over. Despite public opposition, Polish Waters refuses to back down. The Siarzewo dam appeal could greenlight irreversible harm to the Vistula’s salmon, terns & floodplains.

‼️Read our new post: savepolesia.org/siarzewo-bat...
#stop_E40

The Vistula River by Marek Elas

🌊 The #E40Waterway with its Włocławek and proposed Siarzewo dams threatens to fragment the Vistula river further.

The #NatureRestorationLaw offers a chance to protect and restore these waters instead of compounding the damage. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers
📷Vistula, Marek Elas

The Vistula river by Marek Elas

🌊 The #NatureRestorationLaw’s goal of restoring 25,000 km of rivers to a free-flowing state by 2030 is at odds with projects like the Siarzewo dam in 🇵🇱. Let’s focus on restoration, not more barriers that harm rivers and ecosystems. #Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers

📷Marek Elas

One year ago, the EU adopted the #NatureRestorationLaw—a historic chance to heal rivers. Yet Poland’s Siarzewo dam, part of the #E40Waterway, push the opposite direction. Restoring nature starts with stopping new barriers.

#Stop_E40 #FreeFlowingRivers

📷Vistula. Marek Elas

#Polesia, Europe’s Amazon, hosts over 1.5 million migratory 🐤 & endangered species like European bison, wolves, and lynx. The E40 waterway threatens to destroy 193 international and 139 national protected areas😱. Protect biodiversity — #stop_E40!

#SavePolesia #BiodiversityDay
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

#Climate change is accelerating, and Polesia’s intact #wetlands are part of the solution.

Destroying them for a shipping canal would risk releasing stored carbon and contaminating water for millions.

Let’s protect what protects us!

#savePolesia #Stop_E40 #ClimateAction

#Polesia is home to millions of migratory birds 🐤 and unique ecosystems. The proposed 2000-km long E40 canal would devastate these habitats and local communities. Stand with us to defend nature!
#SavePolesia #stop_E40 #migratorybirdday
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A river in wild Polesia by Daniel Rosengren/FZS

💧 The #E40waterway would dry out rivers, worsen #climate change effects, and threaten clean water supplies for millions. We advocate for sustainable alternatives like #rail transport and nature-based tourism. Follow us for updates!

#SavePolesia #stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

The Prypiats river in Polesia by Daniel Rosengren

🚨 The #E40waterway threatens to destroy Polesia’s pristine rivers and #wetlands, risking biodiversity loss, droughts, and potential radioactive contamination from Chernobyl.

Follow us to learn how you can help protect Europe’s Amazon!

#Stop_E40 #SavePolesia
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

A singing Aquatic warbler in Polesia by Daniel Rosengren

🌿 Welcome to #SavePolesia! We’re protecting Europe’s largest wetland wilderness — a vital habitat for rare species like Greater spotted eagle, Aquatic warbler (the photo), & Lynx.

Join us to stop the destructive #E40Waterway project and save this natural treasure!

#stop_E40
📷Daniel Rosengren/FZS

Victory for Poland’s Vistula river: Siarzewo dam project canceled - Save Polesia Polish authorities have canceled the environmental consent for the Siarzewo dam project on the Vistula river meaning the project cannot go ahead. This decisionis a big win for environmentalists and…

#GoodNews in 🇪🇺 - well done by #SavePolesia!
7 years of resistance pays off! 🙌 After years of protests and 140,000 signatures, the Siarzewo dam project in 🇵🇱 is officially canceled. The #Vistula river remains free and wild!
#stop_E40 More details ⤵️
savepolesia.org/victory-for-...