Europe and Central Asia

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

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Saluting the brave Nature’s Heroes of Belarus

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11 Aug 2017

Journey to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Marguerite Tarzia chronicles her crossing of the north Atlantic aboard the research vessel RRS Discovery!
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9 May 2018

Great White Pelican discovery in Turkey

A major stopover site of Europe’s Great White Pelicans has recently been discovered in Turkey. A count conducted by our Turkish partner Doğa Derneği showed that more than 15,000 pelicans stop off at the Karacabey...
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14 Aug 2017

What's the catch? The fate of Europe's seabirds

Bruna Campos explains why a ‘sea change’ in policy is needed to protect thousands of Europe’s seabirds from the threat of incidental bycatch in fishing gears.
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Europe and Central Asia
Doñana after the mining spill © SEO/BirdLife
27 Apr 2018

Remembering Aznacóllar: 20 years after the mining disaster

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Aznalcóllar disaster in Spain, when the dumping of toxic sludge from a mining raft reached Doñana National Park, thereby threatening one of the most important biodiversity...
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27 Feb 2018

Break open the piggy bank & invest in nature!

As Europe’s leaders debate the post-2020 EU budget, Kristina Barnes (NABU/BirdLife Germany) explains why they need to break open the piggy bank and start investing seriously in nature.
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Europe and Central AsiaGermany
31 Jan 2018

#OceanAlert: Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

BirdLife Europe is on high #OceanAlert: as a direct result of fishing, tens of thousands of threatened seabirds, turtles and marine mammals needlessly perish in European waters each year.
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Europe and Central Asia
27 Apr 2018

New regulations put waterfowl under fire in Belarus

In Belarus, spring hunting continues unabated. Every year it is a thorny issue for conservationists trying to ensure that society, hunters and lawmakers understand the huge environmental repercussions. Alesia...
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Europe and Central AsiaBelarus
25 Sep 2017

The Dog Patrol – Kazakhstan’s wildlife wardens

Danara Zharbolova & Alyona Krivosheyeva introduces Kazakhstan’s newest crack security squad – a dog patrol, trained to sniff out illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
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