Europe and Central Asia

Slovakia - SOS/BirdLife

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1926
Members: 400
Staff: 11
Zelinarska, Bratislava, SK, 821 08
Tel. :+421 905256184 ; Fax +421 2 5542 2186
vtaky@vtaky.sk
www.birdlife.sk
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Mission of the organisation

Research and conservation  of nature, mainly birds and their habitats.

Key Activities

  • Monitoring of birds and data gathering.
  • Protection of SPAs/IBA.
  • Practical activities for endangered bird species and the management of biotopes.
  • Development of membership.
  • Environmental education and public awareness-building for bird conservation: lectures, World Birdwatch, Spring Arrivals, Bird of the Year.
  • Environmental policy: agriculture, national campaigns on hot issues, comments on new legislation.

 

News
18 Feb 2020

Will the EU Green Deal be Europe's "man on the moon" moment?

For the EU Green deal to be the announced “moonshot moment” our leaders will need to connect with their inner young idealist and manage to turn off the more-of-the-same autopilot. Recent weeks suggest that won’t be easy...
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Europe and Central Asia
18 Jun 2020

Save the Mountains: the uphill battle to protect Šar and Osogovo

Have you ever caught a glimpse of a chamois dashing through the snowy mugo pine trees of the Šar mountains? Have you tasted the wild strawberries that grow in the foothills of the Osogovo range? These mesmerizing...
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25 Nov 2020

Press release: European Parliament votes to ban lead ammunition

Brussels – 25 November 2020
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5 Jun 2020

Turning the tide on EU seas with a Green Recovery

Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the planet, yet we are only just beginning to dis
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Europe and Central Asia
20 May 2020

10 priorities for the future of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements

In a world where fishing resources are increasingly coveted and marine habitats face th
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Europe and Central Asia
10 Apr 2020

Will COVID-19 fuel the destruction of our oceans?

European fishers and aquaculture farmers who continue to work, like many others who p
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11 May 2020

Exposed: Slovenian government exploits pandemic to shatter environmental safeguards

It is no secret that the Covid-19 crisis has mutated from a health issue to a full-blown economic and societal crisis. In Slovenia, the government announced a new “anti-Corona law”, to protect the health of their...
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25 Mar 2020

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

The immediacy of the crisis posed by the pandemic causes a range of emotions from anxiety to panic, anger and even confusion. Seemingly, out of nowhere, it has seized the planet’s consciousness and focus and, as tragedy...
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17 Jan 2020

Bringing back nature to the EU in the post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy

The rewilding of European ecosystems can help to tackle both the current climate and biodiversity emergencies. In a policy brief published today, a coalition of five organisations call on the European Commission to...
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