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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1 Mar 2018

Nature in the rich man’s world

Ariel Brunner calls for more funding for EU nature conservation in his editorial for the latest issue of the BirdLife Europe & Central Asia newsletter.
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Europe and Central Asia
29 Jan 2018

Data on Maltese bird trapping kept under wraps

BirdLife Malta was refused access to data about more than 8,000 sites where tra
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Europe and Central AsiaMalta
19 Mar 2018

Soaring high: safeguarding migratory birds over Turkey

For more than 15 years, our Turkish BirdLife partner Doğa Derneği (DD) has been working to safeguard migratory birds. And now, thanks to £50, 000 of vital funding raised by SPNI (BirdLife Israel), they have been able to...
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Europe and Central AsiaTurkey
Odysseus and the Sirens, Otto Greiner
2 Feb 2018

A small rock holds back a great wave

In the editorial for our Europe & Central Asia newsletter, Ariel Brunner contemplates the 'Homeric' journey ahead through the political waters of 2018
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Europe and Central Asia
18 Apr 2018

Crunch time for saving environment on farmland

As the debate on the next EU budget draws to a close, will Budget Commissioner Oettinger dedicate enough to the environment and climate in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to avert disaster?
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Europe and Central Asia
28 May 2018

LIFE is beautiful...in Italy

Our Italian partner LIPU has been awarded one of the EU’s most prestigious nature prizes – ‘Best LIFE Project’ - for their stunning work to create an ecological corridor between the Campo dei Fiori massif and Ticino...
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Europe and Central AsiaItaly
28 Jun 2018

Help disoriented Yelkouan Shearwater fledglings!

At this time of year, young Yelkouan Shearwaters leave their nests at night to train th
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Europe and Central AsiaMalta
13 Aug 2018

A race against crime: 5 years of Champions of the Flyway

Over the last five years, Champions of the Flyway has raised nearly $350,000 to help BirdLife partners tackle the illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean. We look back on five years of inspirational partnership.
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Europe and Central AsiaIsrael
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
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