International Conference for the protection of the

Budapest, Vienna, October 28th, 2011 – More than 50 delegates of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia are currently attending an international conference in Budapest, organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development in cooperation with WWF. In order to define the next steps for the protection of the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers With an overall size of more than 800,000 hectares of unique riverine landscapes and wetlands, providing a habitat for rare species such as white-tailed eagles, sturgeons or otters, the Mura-Drava-Danube area is one of Europe’s biodiversity treasure troves.