Brussels, 30/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - A mega dam project, planned by the largest Tyrolean Hydro-Electric Power Provider TIWAG, threatens to do irreversible damage to large areas of the Ötztal Alps, a hitherto untouched region of Austria that is protected under the Natura 2000 network which was established by the habitats directive, warns the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in a study, published on 26 April, that gives great cause for concern.
WWF recently commissioned a scientific study...