Christian Cummins von Radio FM4 war im Kamptal bei Rosenburg – und hat sich ausgiebig umgehört…
„A small but controversial hydroelectric project on the Kamp river shows that the „green energy transition“ will not be easy. The stretch of the river Kamp, near the village of Rosenburg in the Waldviertel, is spectacularly beautiful. The brown water rushes over rounded rocks below a steep wooded bank. On the day of my visit, I look up at the grey sky, where a white-tailed eagle is circling overhead above an autumnal forest. It’s a rare sighting of one of the biodiversity icons of this part of Austria. The great bird’s timely appearance seems almost stage managed, because I have been brought to this spot by the WWF’s Gerhard Egger, who wants to highlight the important role this river plays in the Austrian eco-system…“