Drava Federation (Dráva Szövetség)

Join the Drava Federation Conservational Volunteer Programs!

Get involved in the diversified methods of nature conservation by joining our volunteer program in the Drava Basin! Work together with several professionals in the mornings, and have some amazing fun time during the afternoons!

You should join our program to:

visit Europe's one the most unique natural areas in Hungary and Northern-Croatia
gain experience in nature and wildlife conservation via the work you do and presentations from ur professionals from our civil organisation and national parks
learn the region's typical, rare and protected species and habitats (Natura 2000, IUCN Red list, protected sp.)
get a glimpse of the region's culture, tradtions, gastronomy! Fun activities: trips, kayaking, canoeing, photography, bird-watching, boat-trips, wine-tasting...etc.

Our goals:

The long-term conservation of the Drava Basin’s natural environment, including ecological stability and sustainability of the environment
Professional control and coordination of Drava Basin tourism, support of real ecotourism
Environmental education, presentation of natural values
Observation and control of investment & economical activities in the Drava Basin
Conservation and revival of regional traditions & traditional agricultural methods
Professional and moral support for the inhabitants of the Drava Basin
Observation of the environmental loads affecting the Drava River, studying input and outcome of local sources of pollution
Furtherance for the establishment of a cross boarder Drava national park
Quality improvement and protection of the Drava River’s water, as being one of the 21^st century’s strategic freshwater resources
Landscape conservation

What we do:

With the “Our living river, the Drava” program, we are continuously engaging in scientific surveys and environmental education in the Drava Region
Take part in various national & international research programs currently being undertaken by universities and academies (such as The Czech Academy of Sciences or the Botanical Garden of Wroclaw University)
Our organization is continuously putting efforts into the interdiction of hydroelectric power planned on the Drava River by the Croatian Government; and trying to stop all nature damaging activities on the Drava and Mura rivers (gravel mining, gratuitous river regulations)
We are performing expert work in Lake Balaton and its catchment area, as well as interdicting nature damaging investments
The Drava Federation’s colleagues are the experts of several nature films
We are members of the Drava Basin Water Management Council, the South-Transdanubian Regional Civil Forum, the Environmental- and Conservational NGO-s National Council and the Little Balaton Advisory Board
Our articles have been published in national and international journals and we have participated in several international scientific conferences
Our organization has been working together with several NGOs from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Czech Republic and Italy (Dravska Liga (Cr) WWF Austria, Euronatur (D). Also, we work closely with numerous Hungarian associations (WWF Hungary, DEF, Green Zala Association) and national parks (Duna-Drava National Park)