Lead gunshot will finally be banned across the EU
A major success for nature and bird conservation in Europe: the European Parliament has paved the way for an EU-wide ban on lead shot. Following years of intensive work by nature conservation organisations such as EuroNatur and their partners, this will put an end to one of the biggest sources of lead pollution in Europe’s natural environment.
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Experts sound the alarm
On World Migratory Bird Day, Tour du Valat, EuroNatur and BirdLife International are raising the alarm over the scale of illegal killing and trapping of migratory birds across the Mediterranean. The three organisations for the protection of birds are urging governments to accelerate implementation of their commitments to reduce these practices by at least half by 2030.
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Albanian river conservationists on the Time 100 list
A major accolade for nature conservation in the Balkans: Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika, our long-standing partners in river conservation in Albania, have been included in the prestigious list of the 100 most influential people of the year.
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The 2026 EuroNatur Award recognises efforts against illegal bird hunting
++ Committee Against Bird Slaughter receives nature conservation award ++ The organisation has been campaigning against bird capturing and poaching since 1975 ++ Migratory birds must be better protected ++
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Too little investment, too much destruction of nature
A new report by EuroNatur reveals that closing the EU's roughly 19-billion-euro biodiversity funding gap would be one of the smartest investments Europe could make. At the same time, funding for activities that harm nature is still twice the size of the funding gap for EU public spending.
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On the path to EU membership
++ One year after opening Chapter 27, accession progress in Albania must be matched by environmental protection on the ground ++ EU safeguards mean prevention of irreversible damage, not document it afterwards ++ Flamingo Revolution has lasted for over 105 consecutive days, protests are still ongoing ++
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Drought threatens Aquatic Warbler
++ Aquatic Warblers struggle because of drought ++ Climate emergency as another cause of endangerment for Europe’s rarest songbird ++
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Newly discovered species of snail in Montenegro
The discovery of two snail species new to science highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Komarnica Canyon and surroundings and strengthens calls for its long-term protection.
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Open letter: Do not log in Prokletije National Park!
Over 15 environmental and nature conservation organisations, as well as primary forest experts from seven countries, have signed an open letter urging the Montenegrin authorities to immediately abstain from all planned logging activities in the Prokletije National Park. Such activities would endanger one of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forest ecosystems and undermine Montenegro’s international conservation commitments.
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Montenegro lays the foundations for the Natura 2000 network
On 26 June, the Montenegrin government took a decisive step towards nature conservation in the country: it adopted the draft plan for a nationwide Natura 2000 network and submitted it to Brussels. The draft plan provides for the future protection of more than 38 per cent of the country’s land area, as well as key marine areas, thereby safeguarding the country’s most ecologically valuable regions.
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