The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has sharply criticized a Hungarian government plan to construct an underwater weir on the Danube River near the Paks nuclear power plant. While intended to protect the river, WWF argues the project doesn’t tackle the underlying issues threatening the Danube’s health. The organization believes the weir is a superficial solution that ignores broader ecological problems. These include insufficient riverbed dredging and broader water management issues impacting the river’s ecosystem. WWF suggests the plan could even be detrimental, potentially exacerbating existing challenges. The organization urges a more comprehensive approach to Danube River conservation that addresses the root causes of its decline, rather than relying on localized interventions like the proposed weir. Further details on the critique are available on Daily News Hungary.