Life-giving water in the Ipoly valley
With support from the European Union and the Hungarian State, the Duna–Ipoly National Park Directorate carried out a comprehensive habitat development project in the central Ipoly Valley between 2016 and 2021. At the heart of the project was water—floodwater that spills over the riverbanks and is often seen as a problem. The initiative reinforced a different perspective: water is not a threat but a resource that can be harnessed wisely for nature’s benefit, without disrupting...