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From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, turtle conservation overcoming similar challenges

Thu, 12/02/2015

Feature: three projects are working with local fishermen and tourists to protect Endangered loggerhead sea turtles, funded by CEPF.

Energy Infrastructure for a Sustainable European Energy Union

Wed, 11/02/2015

For Europe to remain a global leader in tackling climate change, the Energy Uni

Europe and Central Asia

Climate change: the oblique tragedy, the paradox and the birds

Wed, 11/02/2015

Climate change is like no other man-induced phenomenon: it will affect (meaning, starve

Europe and Central Asia

Everyone’s agreed: a new grip on handling hunting in Lebanon

Tue, 10/02/2015

Awareness of hunting's negative effects needs to be improved, collectively, as hunting is a shared responsibility. Now there has been national agreement and endorsement for Responsible Hunting Areas through LEF’s CEPF-funded project.

Middle East Lebanon

Policy makers and birdwatchers: remember the Roman Augures?

Mon, 09/02/2015

Our society is far from sustainable and the EU’s objectives for 2030 are not am

Europe and Central Asia

USA vs. Europe: the troublesome footprint of EU renewable policies

Mon, 09/02/2015

Wood pellet production for European energy markets, as practiced recently, creates a carbon debt through 2030 and fosters unsustainable timbering practices. Running power plants on imported wood pellets will weaken progress on decarbonizing Europe’s energy supply while contributing to the degradation of important habitats abroad.

Europe and Central Asia

Decision time nears for EU biofuels policy

Mon, 09/02/2015

A new website is online, right when decision makers are negotiating the final stages for new legislation on biofuels and the so-called Indirect Land Use Change. Biofuelsreform.org will help you understand what is happening and help you make up your mind.

Europe and Central Asia

Which Energy Union? A vision of hope vs. the geopolitics of fear

Mon, 09/02/2015

The Energy Union is the next Big Idea of the EU which is supposed to breathe new life into a European project that has lost its appeal with citizens and national governments. At the moment, the Energy Union is an empty shell AND every lobby pushes its own individual product or technology. The tangible risk is that we will end up with a muddled mess.

Europe and Central Asia