9 countries, 3,000 river kilometres, more than 300 unsalaried experts and approximately 3,000 hours in the field under cold, windy and wintry conditions – these are the pillars for this census which will take place on 12^th January 2014. Find out more about this initiative by reading this pre-report by the Austrian Press Agency (german language only) or checking out the DANUBEPARKS Network website (English, German, Serbian & Romanian).