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New study shows CAP reform risks greenwashing

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

During the final days of public negotiations on the EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), BirdWatch Ireland (BirdLife in Ireland) in collaboration with An Taisce (The national trust for Ireland), and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) organized a conference on “the role of the Irish Presidency in sealing the deal on a greener CAP”. At the event a new study was launched, demonstrating that greening of the CAP is on course to failure.

Protected areas and ecotourism at risk in North Aegean islands

Thursday, December 13, 2012

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Protected areas and ecotourism at risk in North Aegean islands

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.

Giant graffiti to help save threatened birds in Bulgaria

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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In the framework of its on-going Life project aiming at protecting raptors, BirdLife in Bulgaria (BSPB) decided to use creativity to better catch public attention, starting with a giant graffiti in the heart of Sofia.

Don’t miss EuroBirdwatch!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

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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.

World’s oldest international conservation organisation celebrates 90 years

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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World’s oldest international conservation organisation celebrates 90 years

At midday on 20 June 1922, a remarkable group of people from different countries met in London and concluded that the only effective answer to the threats facing birds across the continents had to be through co-ordinated international action. So was born the International Council for Bird Preservation (now BirdLife), 90 years old today.

European BirdLife Partners take action against European bird crime

Thursday, June 14, 2012

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European BirdLife Partners take action against European bird crime

Across Europe, birds suffer from a wide range of persecution: illegal poisoning shooting, trapping, and the theft of chicks for the bird trade are common practices. Recently, five European countries were confronted with cases of illegal killing. The common, even if illegal, practice of using poison baits to eradicate carnivores and rodents causes huge damage to wildlife as well as to livestock and crops. In some cases it can explain the decline of specific bird populations in Europe. Moreover, the poisons used are usually unnecessarily strong and often illegal.

Swifts make home at BirdLife

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Swifts have set up home in nest boxes at BirdLife's Headquarters in Cambridge, UK.

BirdLife Europe highlights its hopes for the Hungarian EU Presidency

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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BirdLife Europe highlights its hopes for the Hungarian EU Presidency

With the bi-annual release of Greening Europe, Birdlife Europe publishes its EU policy priorities for the Hungarian Presidency of the EU.

Help stop illegal hunting in Malta

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Illegal hunting is a widespread and serious problem in Malta, with poachers specifically targeting protected birds including raptors (birds of prey) and Herons as well as rarer visitors to the islands.