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Reconnecting the former floodplain to the Danube at Mahmudia (Romania)

The key restoration work at Mahmudia was the breaching the dike to allow Danube water to re-establish the natural ecosystems on an agriculture polder at Mahmudia. Author: Cristian Mititelu; Source: WWF Romania