Most important wetland area of eastern Adriatic coast still under imminent threat
At the second International Conference on the Protection of Ulcinj Solana on 7 April 2016 in Podgorica, which was also attended by the ambassadors of Germany, France, and the USA, as well as the head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro, EuroNatur questioned the Montenegrin government’s political will to protect this wetland area.
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Balkan Rivers Tour – Join in!
Between April 16 and May 20, kayakers from all over Europe will paddle the most stunning Balkan rivers. The so-called “Balkan Rivers Tour” is an activity against the dam tsunami which is threatening to destroy the unique river landscape on the Balkan Peninsula.
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“Fitness Check” for EU Agricultural Policy
More than 100 European NGOs, including EuroNatur, sent an open letter to President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, calling on him to fundamentally question the Common Agricultural Policy’s (CAP) ability to address the fundamental challenges that Europe is facing in agriculture, nutrition, climate change, and resource use.
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Pelicans on the up
The Dalmatian pelicans of the Albanian Karavasta lagoon have made a successful start to the new breeding season. The last time that staff from EuroNatur’s partner organisation Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) did their rounds in early March, they counted 50 breeding pairs. The last time such high numbers were recorded was in the mid-1990s.
More ...Is poaching the cause of death?
A few days ago a brown bear was found dead in the Cantabrian mountains in the North Spanish municipality of Quiros. EuroNatur’s partner, Fapas, suspects that the male bear was a victim of poachers.
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Focus on migratory birds
How to record bird populations systematically? And what are the international standards that have to be observed during bird counts? These were main questions of a training workshop for ten EuroNatur partner organisations last week in Radolfzell, organised by EuroNatur and the European Bird Census Council.
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Europe’s last old-growth forests fall victim to clear-cutting
Many of the European Union’s last old-growth beach forests that survived until now, are growing in Romania. But week after week thousands of these trees are being cut down, both legally and illegally, and exported or sold to large timber companies. At this moment, the Romanian environmental NGO Agent Green reports deforestations in the Ţarcu Mountains.
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Frogs instead of tinned food
In the European Stork Village Malpartida de Caceres in Spain, the white stork breeding season has begun. Last year, for the first time, as many storks bred there as in 2009. This success is thanks to the wetland created by the local municipality supported by EuroNatur to improve conditions for nesting and feeding for the storks.
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The hunt is on for nature's bounty
Do you enjoy nature photography? Why not take part in the 'Treasures of Nature in Europe' photography competition and send us your best photographs of Europe's wildlife, plants or landscapes by March 31!
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Logging ban in Albania
Last Thursday the Parliament of Albania by a large majority passed a nationwide moratorium on logging. Over the next ten years, no log shall leave Albania. Forest exploitation is restricted to local users’ associations, whereas private companies now have a bad hand: They are strictly barred from any logging. Offenders may face up to ten years in prison.
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