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Ecological connectivity: what you do in your garden affects your neighborhood

A new LIFE + project run by LIPU aims to raise citizens and authorities awareness on the importance of biodiversity by protecting an important nature area in Italy and communicating around nature.

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From dogfight to protected birds’ estuary

After years of political dogfight there finally seems to be hope for the Western Scheldt estuary in the Netherlands, a partly enclosed coastal body of brackish water with multiple streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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National renewable energy Action Plan in Bulgaria ensures biodiversity conservation

Bulgaria has started implementing the regulations of the National Renewable Energy Action Plan 2011 – 2020.

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Join NABU on May 21 to celebrate and learn about Natura 2000 in Germany

NABU (BirdLife in Germany) is inviting people to celebrate 20 years of the Natura 2000 network on 21st of May, at its conference “20 years, 20 percent – how to proceed with Natura 2000?”

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New EU fisheries fund: a shift towards sustainability?

The European Commission has made a step in retargeting EU fisheries subsidies towards sustainable fishing and supporting marine life and ecosystems, while increasing transparency and conditionality of the fund.

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CEMEX and BirdLife complete groundbreaking study of biodiversity in operations worldwide

CEMEX has announced the results of a comprehensive scoping study on the biodiversity status of its operations worldwide undertaken in conjunction with BirdLife International, as part of a ten-year global partnership signed in 2007.

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Please help to strengthen bird tourism in Iberia

In 2008, the BirdLife Partners in Spain (SEO/BirdLife) and Portugal (SPEA) started a project to improve ornithological tourism in relation to the Natura 2000 network. The project will focus on Spain and Portugal but will have relevance to the Natura 2000 network as a whole. The BirdLife Secretariat is supporting this project.

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