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The BirdLife Europe Partnership consists of 45 conservation organisations with almost 3,000 staff, 1.9 million members and more than 6,000 reserves covering over 300,000 hectares.
The risk of assuming that biomass is sustainable
On Wednesday 30 January green NGOs, including BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, the EEB and FERN, organized the conference “How Sustainable is Scandinavian Biomass?” an issue relevant not only to countries with many forests such as Scandinavian countries, but also to all European countries as renewable energy is on everyone’s agenda in one way or another.
Continue reading...New report presents alternatives to harmful biofuels to decarbonise EU transport
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Europe can effectively replace oil with renewable energy in transport without resorting to harmful biofuels, according to the new report Sustainable Alternatives for Land-based Biofuels in the European Union, by Dutch research institute CE Delft.
Continue reading...Help end overfishing in Europe by painting a fish online and making your voice heard
Thursday, January 17, 2013
BirdLife Europe encourages you to paint a fish online and send it to your MEPs with a message to halt overfishing in Europe. Help out by sending your personal fish drawing and by spreading the word!
Continue reading...Exemptions to EU law cause wildlife damage in Malta
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Despite condemnation from the European Court of Justice and repeated warnings from the European Commission, Malta seems to be determined to continue ignoring EU laws on the regulation of hunting. BirdLife Europe asks the European Commission to finally take decisive action.
Continue reading...Protected areas and ecotourism at risk in North Aegean islands
Thursday, December 13, 2012
A wind farm project soon to be approved by authorities in the North Aegean islands of Lesvos, Limnos and Chios in Greece is being questioned and can only be described as ‘self-destructive’ by the Hellenic Ornithological Society and the Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage.
Continue reading...Committing to sustainable electricity grids in Europe
Thursday, December 6, 2012
One way to improve how we source our electricity is to move to renewable energy. RGI, a partnership of green NGOs and grid operators promotes the expansion of renewable energy generation and the modernisation of transmission capacity in Europe. On Wednesday 5 December, RGI partners, including BirdLife Europe, launched a new major report and a declaration that they presented to Commissioners Oettinger and Potočnik.
Continue reading...EU plan launched to halt seabird killing in fisheries after decade-long campaign
Friday, November 16, 2012
On Friday 16 November, after a 12 year long campaign by BirdLife Europe, the European Commission has finally launched an EU Plan of Action to reduce seabird bycatch, the incidental deaths of seabirds ensnared in fishing gears.
Continue reading...BirdLife Europe calls on MEPs to design a sustainable Fisheries Policy reform
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
From 6 to 8 November, Birdlife Europe raised the awareness of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) on overfishing in Europe through an exhibition stand in the European Parliament. The exhibition was organised together with Greenpeace, Oceana, WWF and Ocean2012 and aimed at encouraging MEPs to vote for sustainable fisheries on 18 December.
Continue reading...Wild fires threaten biodiversity hotspot on Canary Islands
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wildfires are still threatening Garajonay National Park in La Gomera, Canary Islands.
Continue reading...Restoration of an important biodiversity area: La Montagne Saint-Pierre (Belgium)
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Located at the bank of the River Meuse, at the frontier between Belgium and Holland, La Montagne-Saint-Pierre has provided the mining industry with raw materials for many years. The site nowadays testifies to the evolution of nature and landscapes subjected to intensive human influence. Over the centuries, extraordinary fauna and flora have developed here, thanks to the calcareous soils.
Continue reading...Win a prize by capturing the beauty of Nature!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Arts and media seem to be increasingly interested in the protection of the environment and the beauty of the wildlife that surrounds us. BirdLife promoted several biodiversity photo competitions last year. A photo competition opened to young conservationists, launched by the Future for Nature Foundation, offers to reward winners with €50,000. Film is also becoming a popular wildlife art form: the tve biomovies competition offers a prize of US$ 1500 to talented amateur film makers for short films about important environmental issues.
Continue reading...Don’t miss EuroBirdwatch!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
EuroBirdwatch – BirdLife’s annual birdwatching event in Europe and Central Asia – works to raise awareness of issues relating to bird migration and promotes efforts to save threatened bird species and their habitats. This year’s EuroBirdwatch will take place on the weekend of 6-7 October 2012.
Continue reading...Join BirdLife Malta’s Raptor Camp and make a real difference to bird conservation
Saturday, July 21, 2012
The Raptor Camp, an international camp organised by BirdLife Malta aimed at monitoring illegal hunting of wild birds, will take place this year between 16h and 30th September- when thepeak autumn migration coincides with the hunting season. Malta is situated on the central migratory route between breeding grounds in Europe and wintering grounds in Africa, [...]
Continue reading...2012: Record-breaking season for Spring Alive!
Friday, July 20, 2012
With the arrival of summer, the 7th season of the Eurasian Spring Alive programme has been completed, characterised by the breaking of a new record and a technological innovation. The campaign now moves to Africa where from September onwards, participants will celebrate the arrival of spring with bird-watching and other bird-related activities.
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