Context

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

About Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD):

• This area crossing the biosphere boundaries runs along the Drava, Mura and Danube Rivers, which are separated by flood proof dyes in the floodplain and floodplain.
• Nature reserves provide an important tool for learning the various methods of flood management.
• The park covers 700 kilometres of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers and extends to Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia.
• The complete park area in the ‘Amazon of Europe’, makes it one of the most protected river areas on the continent.

Significance

• Different Types of Earth: The Park is home to floodplains, gravel and sandy beaches, river islands, oxen and meadows.
• Flowers & Animals: It is home to the highest European continent of white breeding eagles with a white tail (more than 150 pairs).
• Many endangered species such as the small tern, black stork, otter, beaver, and sturgeon are also found here.
• It is also an important resting place for the annual migration of more than 250,000 migratory birds, according to the WWF.
• Population: About 900,000 people live in the reserve.

Benefits

• Adoption in Sustainable Environmental Efforts: This new park represents an important contribution to the European Green Deal.
• It also has an impact on the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the Mura-Drava-Danube region.
• The purpose of Jesus
• Rehabilitation of 25,000 miles of rivers once
• Protecting 30 percent of the European Union by 2030.
• Push to Promote Sustainable Business Actions
• The adoption of the MDD was the mandate of all five countries to jointly promote the protection and rehabilitation of the Mura-Drava-Danube area.
• Cooperation of the Natural Cross
• The Interred Danube Transnational Program funded by the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail project is an example of international efforts to promote environmentally friendly practices.
• The project is a long-distance cycling route that covers the world areas of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers over 1,250 km.
• When you book this cycling trip, a portion of the money spent directly on the region's conservation programs.