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The BirdLife Cyprus report on bird trapping levels for autumn 2022 paints a promising picture.
Right now, the climate crisis is devastating species across the globe, and several studies show that seabirds are particularly vulnerable to its impacts – on top of all the other threats they face during their lifetime.
Lead is a toxic pollutant, and yet it’s still being spewed into our environment through hunting, sports shooting and fishing activities. Here we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest in the fight across the UK and EU to consign this poison to the history books!
This is the first in a series of articles exploring the different stages of a seabird’s annual lifecycle.
A year ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine triggering a violent conflict which shows no sign of ending. It has shattered any illusion that war in Europe was confined to history.
Actions proposed will not be sufficient to stop EU countries on their path to destruction
Healthy marine ecosystems play a key role in climate mitigation by capturing and locking away carbon, in addition to supporting human livelihoods and well‑being.
1 million waterbirds will be saved annually
Each year, around 25 million birds are illegally killed across the Mediterranean – a region where many, such as the declining European Turtle-dove, are undertaking already perilous migrations. BirdLife is committed to helping countries halve this figure by 2030.
Have you heard about the Environmental Liability Directive? In a nutshell, it is a comprehensive EU-wide liability regime for environmental damage, which is based on the principle that the polluter pays, meaning that the one that caused the environmental damage is liable for its remediation. It entered into force in 2007. In an ideal world, this directive would prevent environmental damage to happen in the first place. But planet earth is far from utopic, and it turns out this piece of legislation is not as effective as we wished.
In our new report, we explore how fisheries co-management approaches and tools can support efforts to tackle the bycatch of vulnerable species.
