A WWF egyáltalán nem a kiszáradás miatt pattog a Duna esetében, hanem az EU VII. korridora miatt. Mivel fõ közlekedési utvonalnak jelölték ki, ki kell mélyíteni, és sok helyen szabályozni kell. Ez pont az eddigi érintetlen területeket zargat meg, érint természetvédelmi területeket és nemzeti parkokat.
Néhány mondat:
Implementing this project would mean substantial modifications to at least 1,000 Km of the Danube, more than onethird of its entire length, and significantly alter the last free-flowing, non-dammed stretches of the river22 (Baltzer 2004; WWF 2005; WWF 2005a).
Already, the total length of artificially dredged channels in the Danube delta is roughly equivalent to the total length of natural water courses (1,700 Km) (ICPDR 2006c). Drastic changes to the Danube’s natural flow and surrounding lands to control floods, generate power, facilitate agriculture and waterway transport have already destroyed over 80% of the watershed’s valuable wetlands, floodplains and forests (ICPDR Dams 2006; UNDP/GEF 1999). What remains of the basin’s integrity is under intense threat from shipping infrastructure developments.