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Diclofenac claims first official victim in Europe: the Cinereous Vulture

Thu, 08/04/2021

A Cinerous Vulture born in 2020 in the Boumort National Hunting Reserve has now been confirmed as the first victim of a vulture species to die from poisoning by veterinary diclofenac in Europe.

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BirdLife threatens to walk out from Taxonomy Platform on Sustainable Finance

Fri, 02/04/2021

Right now, the European Commission is working towards finalising its sustainable financ

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Why public consultations matter for nature

Fri, 02/04/2021

You know that nature is suffering.

Europe and Central Asia

How are seabirds doing in the EU and UK?

Fri, 02/04/2021

Sometimes a-dropping from the sky

Europe and Central Asia

The EU and the UK have agreed to keep working together. What’s in it for nature?

Fri, 26/02/2021

For four and a half years, we have been working our way through the intricate and complex world of EU-UK trade negotiations. Now that the transition period is behind us, we can begin to assess this event’s implications for nature. Take a deep dive into the issue with our weekend long read.

Europe and Central Asia

Team members from EnvPro and E-grupa © Mihailo Jovićević

The new wave of plant conservationists in the Balkans

Fri, 19/02/2021

Move over bearded botanists: a new generation of young expert plant scientists are scaling remote Balkan mountains to save extremely rare plants found nowhere else – some with ranges smaller than a football field

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Commission confirms it: lead shot will finally be banned in wetlands

Thu, 18/02/2021

The long awaited ban on the use of lead shots in wetlands finally came into force on

Europe and Central Asia

Niksci karstic field grazing © Jovo Radulovic

Call for Letters of Inquiry for Small Grants in the Balkans

Mon, 01/02/2021

On behalf of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, BirdLife announces a call for proposals for Small Grants for Environmental Civil Society Organizations in the Balkans.

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