Europe and Central Asia

Liechtenstein - Botanisch-Zoologische Gesellschaft (BZG)

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1970
Members: 200
Botanisch-Zoologische Ges. (BZG)
St.Markusgasse 19
FL-9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein  
Tel. +423 232 48 19; Fax +423 233 28 19
bzg@bzg.li
renat@renat.li
www.bzg.li

Mission of the Organisation

We aim to protect birds, fauna and flora and their habitats through public awareness. We organize excursions, provide information and performances. We offer comments and views on the legislation relating to nature in Liechtenstein.

Key Activities

Scientific studies, the protection of nature, public appearances, encouraging young people in the conservation of nature.

 

News

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17 Nov 2017

The Bird Bulletin: Europe & Central Asia

Today’s news round-up from Europe & Central Asia takes us to Greece, Kazakhstan, Portugal and the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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Europe and Central AsiaGreeceKazakhstanPortugalUnited Kingdom
21 Dec 2017

Coming home: the kulan of Central Kazakhstan

Danara Zharbolova from ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan recounts the promising first steps in an exciting project to establish a new population of Turkmenian kulan in Central Kazakhstan.
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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
Tern terraces on Coquet Island © Paul Morrison
11 Sep 2018

Road to recovery for the Roseate Tern

Neighbouring BirdLife partners, RSPB (UK) and BirdWatch Ireland, have joined forces to put Europe’s rarest breeding seabird, the roseate tern, on the road to recovery.
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Europe and Central AsiaIrelandUnited Kingdom
9 Aug 2018

Spain’s mission to save the White-headed Duck

In the 1970s, the Spanish population of White-headed duck was brought to the verge of extinction. Its stunning recovery shows why Species Action Plans are essential for the survival of threatened species.
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Europe and Central AsiaSpain
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
28 Jun 2018

Don't bank on it! Sweden gets credit it may not deserve

In December 2016, the Swedish government proudly proposed four new marine protected are
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Europe and Central AsiaSweden
13 Aug 2018

Champions of the Flyway – from dream to Game Changer?

In the editorial of our August newsletter, Jonathan Meyrav from SPNI (BirdLife Israel) looks back on five stunning years of Champions of the Flyway – the friends made, the money raised and the birds saved.
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Europe and Central AsiaIsrael
21 Apr 2018

Black-tailed Godwit flying high in Utrecht

Sustainable grassland management, as the result of cooperation between nature conservationists and farmers in the Eempolder Nature Reserve in the Netherlands, has brought good news for Black-tailed Godwits and breeding...
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Europe and Central AsiaNetherlands
30 Mar 2018

The Bird Bulletin: Europe & Central Asia

Of the 25 projects shortlisted for the coveted European Citizens Award – voted by the public – 8 projects involve the work of our BirdLife partners in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Spain and...
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Europe and Central AsiaBulgariaCzech RepublicGreeceHungaryIrelandSpainUnited Kingdom
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