the last big wetland areas in europe with rare black alder forests 90 percent of the birds and bella bruce live here including endangered species some animals nest directly on the untouched banks . this time the canoe route stretches for 35 kilometers mainly along wild sections of the river which would have to be dug out to allow commercial traffic in some of the tributaries even canoes have to go slow on the way the group stop several times in villages on the river to talk to locals about the planned waterway. often people in the villages only have limited sources of information become one of those sources for them so that they don't only get information from state media but also hear a different opinion. and then they can decide for themselves. how they want the rivers infrastructure to develop what they want to protect the environment around them and keep it healthy. with us they are. the river has always been the center of life in the villages like so far no one here has heard of the planned 40 waterway but some locals are quick to welcome anything that could give the region's economy

make those problems go away and really sure when they're in moscow preparations are underway in bella bruce for the opening of this year's european games on friday 4000 athletes from across europe are expected to compete and bellaver has poured millions into making the event a success critics are calling it a whitewash for the nation's regime but for the country's athletes it's all about the competition. and to me 3 our son off is giving it all he's got is a boxer from belarus has been training every day before the showdown with hopes of coming out on top and to winning gold in the 2nd european games. to me this is a big start for me and the 1st european games i won silver now i've set the bar higher because this competition is the high point of my career of my 4000 ice leads from 50 countries spot taking part the visitors will be along to enter below reuss with these us the city is all about showcasing bellows as host of the biggest sporting event in the country's history and we want to show off our country these european games are a great occasion for tourists to visit for staging a big p