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Ramsar COP11 concludes on a high – but key wetlands still threatened

Monday, July 16, 2012

Amid the vast echoing marble halls of the Parliamentary Palace in Bucharest, the Eleventh Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention closed last Friday 13 July on a positive note.

Good news for the Danube Delta’s biodiversity

Friday, July 15, 2011

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After a very long, difficult gestation, a new law has been born! On 4 July 2011 the Romanian President confirmed a new law for the protection and management of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Disappointment over European Court of Justice Decision involving SOR (BirdLife in Romania)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Disappointment over European Court of Justice Decision involving SOR (BirdLife in Romania)

The European Court of Justice has ruled against the European Commission in a case brought against the Romanian Government.

European Commission urges Romania to protect the Sulina wetlands

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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European Commission urges Romania to protect the Sulina wetlands

The European Commission has urged Romania to improve its protection of the Sulina area in the Danube Delta, as new tourism developments threaten to degrade it.