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Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD)

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In News

  • UNESCO has recently designated Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’.

About Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD)

  • It is a biosphere reserve which covers 700 kilometres of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers and stretches across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia.
  • It is also called the “Amazon of Europe”.
  • The total area of the reserve is around a million hectares which makes it the largest riverine protected area on the continent.

Source: Interreg Danube

Significance 

  • Diverse Landforms: 
    • The reserve is home to floodplain forests, gravel and sand banks, river islands, oxbows and meadows.
  • Flora and Fauna: 
    • It is home to continental Europe’s highest density of breeding white-tailed eagles (more than 150 pairs). 
    • Many endangered species such as the little tern, black stork, otters, beavers and sturgeons are also found here.
    • It is also an important annual resting and feeding place for more than 250,000 migratory birds, according to WWF.
  • Population
    • Almost 900,000 people live in the biosphere reserve.

Benefits

  • Recognition to Sustainable Environment Efforts
    • The new reserve represents an important contribution to the European Green Deal. 
    • It also contributes to the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the Mura-Drava-Danube region.
      • Aim of the Strategy
        • To revitalise 25,000 km of rivers and 
        • To protect 30 percent of the European Union’s land area by 2030.
  • Push to Boost Sustainable Business Practices
    • MDD’s recognition was a mandate to all five countries to jointly advance the protection and revitalisation of the Mura-Drava-Danube area.
  • Cross Border Cooperation for Environment
    • The Interreg Danube Transnational Programme-funded Amazon of Europe Bike Trail project is an example of multinational efforts to promote eco-friendly practices.
      • This project is a long-distance cycling trail following the Mura, Drava and Danube river landscapes for over 1,250 km.
    • When booking this cycling adventure, part of the spending directly supports nature conservation initiatives in the region.

 

Source: DTE

 
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