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Business as usual and mass funding of nature destruction under new European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund

Read articlePress release: European Parliament approves budget to continue the destruction of nature at sea

BirdLife Europe, together with partners in Cyprus and the University of Exeter, is working to understand and address the incidental catch of vulnerable species across the island.

Read articleThousands of sharks and sea turtles fall victim to bycatch in Cyprus every year

Business as usual and mass funding of nature destruction under new Common Agricultural Policy

Read articlePress release: EU countries take giant step towards killing nature

Finding space in the sea is a task easier said than done. Every inch of the ocean is dedicated to a specific activity, whether it is economic, social, or environmental. Shipping, fishing, sand, oil and gas extraction, wind parks, and marine protected areas are all competing in a limited space, defined by borders that are not always respected.

Read articleHow to apply the ecosystem-based approach in Marine Spatial Planning

Who runs Europe’s farms? In many ways, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy does.

Read article5 reasons why Europe needs a new farming policy

Seven years after the last reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) entered into force, the EU, which has exclusive competence in this area, is yet to succeed in fulfilling its objectives.

Read articleCommon Fisheries Policy: Mission not yet accomplished

It’s no secret – we’re in a climate crisis, and nature is suffering. I am very much aware of this fact; I am a biologist, and I have been working for Natuurpunt, a nature protection NGO, for the past eleven years. And yet, every time I stop and think about it, I am taken aback by the sheer scale of the crisis.

Read articleHow restoring peatlands can help us beat climate change

The lack of implementation of the EU Action Plan for reducing the incidental catch of seabirds in fishing gears (EU-POA) has hindered progress, and seabird bycatch in the EU, and by EU vessels fishing outside EU waters, remains a pressing issue.

Read articleEU Seabird Bycatch Action Plan – Good intentions, little action!

Over 90 environmental and consumer groups have today appealed to the European Parliament to postpone their judgement on sustainable finance rules that would allow logging and the burning of trees to be counted as green investments.

Read articleBirdLife and 90+ NGOs call on MEPs to halt approval of ‘green’ finance list

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration starts on World Environment Day on 5 June. ‘About time too’ many will cry, because nature is in crisis.

Read articleThe 2030 Challenge: stop the rot, protect the best and restore the rest

Another month, another seabird.

Read articleSeabird of the month - Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris borealis)

Ariel Brunner, Senior Head of Policy of BirdLife Europe and Central Asia will resume his active engagement as a member of the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF).

Read articleStatement: BirdLife resumes activities in EU Commission's Platform on Sustainable Finance
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