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
18 Jun 2020

Spring Alive is here: how HeidelbergCement educates children on the wonders of nature

With summer unfolding as we’d expect, with buds maturing and  timid flowers awakening
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Europe and Central Asia
13 Oct 2020

Press Release: European Parliament parties give nature kiss of death

New leaks [1] from the European Parliament reveal that its three biggest political grou
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10 Dec 2020

Critically Endangered lark rebounds after reintroduction success

Once confined to just one tiny, exposed rocky islet, the Raso Lark is now breeding on a second larger island and showing great signs of recovery thanks to ground-breaking conservation work in Cabo Verde
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15 Jun 2020

Environmental impact of the use of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in France

A new report by BirdLife’s French Partner ‘La Ligue pour
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30 Nov 2020

Open letter: make the CAP trilogues transparent

The CAP, the Common Agricultural Policy, costs us €387 billion in public money, and has a tremendous impact on Europe’s farmers, biodiversity and climate.

You would think EU negotiations on the future of such an...
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Europe and Central Asia
9 Jun 2020

The conservation disruption: when Covid struck

How do you count birds if you’re not allowed to leave your home?
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Europe and Central Asia
14 May 2020

Why the caged birdwatchers sing: raising awareness during confinement

How do you raise awareness on the importance to protect birds, beautiful winged creatures of the outdoors, when everyone is staying inside? Across the map, our partners lead the way.
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Europe and Central Asia
Team members from EnvPro and E-grupa © Mihailo Jovićević
19 Feb 2021

The new wave of plant conservationists in the Balkans

Move over bearded botanists: a new generation of young expert plant scientists are scaling remote Balkan mountains to save extremely rare plants found nowhere else – some with ranges smaller than a football field
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2 Dec 2020

Nature is in crisis. The Parliament's report on the Biodiversity Strategy needs to reflect this

Ahead of the adoption by the European Parliament of its own initiative report on the
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Europe and Central Asia
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