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Gibraltar – Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS)

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1976
Members: 200
Staff: 2
The Gibraltar Natural History Field Centre, Jews' Gate, Upper Rock Nature Reserve, P.O. Box 843, Gibraltar, GI
Tel. +350 20072639; Fax +350 20074022
info@gonhs.org
www.gonhs.org
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Mission of the organisation

Fostering the study, conservation and dissemination of information on nature in Gibraltar and its hinterland.

Key Activities

  • Advocacy and Lobbying;
  • Environmental Watchdog role;
  • Practical conservation: habitat restoration, re-introductions;
  • Research;
  • Promoting public awareness;
  • Wildlife management.
News
11 Dec 2019

EU Green Deal - good for climate, bad for biodiversity

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25 Mar 2020

Nature never sleeps: let’s not let COVID19 nip the EU Green Deal in the bud

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23 Apr 2019

Spring Alive has extra bounce for 2019

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19 Feb 2020

Climate and biodiversity: two birds of the same feather

To protect biodiversity also means to keep carbon within nature – and not eject it into the atmosphere where it changes the climate. We’re in a climate and biodiversity emergency: the EU must act accordingly.
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20 Feb 2020

Two-FACEd hunting association says no to EU lead-ban

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18 Mar 2020

Decisive decade: nature restoration offers Europe's policy makers compelling solutions

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12 Feb 2020

Press Release - EU cooks the books on climate spending

New study finds that the EU’s flagship policy for climate spending, the Common Agriculture Policy, is based on dubious accounting.
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20 Feb 2020

Lisbon airport mega-project threatens one of Europe’s most important wetlands

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