{"id":26955,"date":"2018-03-19T06:46:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T06:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=26955"},"modified":"2018-03-18T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T18:52:24","slug":"save-the-blue-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/save-the-blue-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Save The Blue Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Balkan river systems is Europe\u2019s true freshwater biodiversity hotspot. There are 69 fish species endemic to the area and over 40% of all Europe\u2019s endangered freshwater mollusc species can be found in a Balkan river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/save-the-blue-heart\/last-wild-1024x682\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Save The Blue Heart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Save The Blue Heart\" width=\"676\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Last-Wild-1024x682-676x450.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This paradise is under threat, these last great free flowing rivers of Europe will be lost in our lifetime unless we act. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 3000 new hydroschemes are planned for this area with 188 already in construction.<\/p>\n<p>Every dam breaks a river\u2019s connectivity, destroying its free flowing nature.<\/p>\n<p>To act, <a href=\"http:\/\/blueheart.patagonia.com\/take-action\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit the link<\/a> and add your name to tell the world\u2019s banks to withdraw investment in Hydro development.<\/p>\n<p>Sign the <a href=\"http:\/\/blueheart.patagonia.com\/take-action\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">petition here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>#TheDamTruth #SaveTheBlueHeart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Balkan river systems is Europe\u2019s true freshwater biodiversity hotspot. 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