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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The Romanian timber mafia’s wrongdoings
EuroNatur, Robin Wood and Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) expose the unchanged significant deficiencies in Romanian Natura 2000 areas. The country’s primary and old-growth forests are still not adequately protected.
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New report shows, yet again, massive destruction of Romanian forests
++ Report reveals massive logging of primary and old-growth forests ++ EU Commission calls on Romania to better protect habitats and species - deadline expired yesterday ++ Infringement proceedings for illegal logging stuck ++
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Delayed award ceremony
EuroNatur honoured the Ukrainian forest scientist and conservationist Fedir Hamor with the EuroNatur Award in 2022 for his services to forest conservation. Fedir Hamor could not attend the award ceremony on the island of Mainau at the time due to the war situation in Ukraine. He has now been retrospectively presented with the EuroNatur Award.
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106,000 people demand a stop to deforestation
++ Successful petition for Romania's primary and old-growth forests ++ NGOs are protesting in Brussels against the inaction of EU Environment Commissioner Sinkevičius ++ Infringement proceedings for illegal logging stuck ++
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EU Parliament addresses illegal logging threats in Romania
From May 15 to 18, 2023, several Members of the European Parliament visited Romania to investigate the management of the brown bear population and combat illegal logging. The fact-finding mission to Romania was a response to petitions from Romanian citizens concerned about the threats to their lives due to advocating for forest protection against illegal logging.
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Milestone for the protection of European forests on EU-level
The EU forest monitoring law emphasises common standards for the systematic collection of data which aligns with EuroNatur’s stance advocating for the strict protection of forests in the EU. The legislation marks a significant advancement in EuroNatur’s collective efforts to safeguard forests, particularly primary and old-growth forests.
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Romanian forests: EuroNatur calls for a logging moratorium
+++ Open letter to Commissioner Sinkevičius calls for a logging moratorium in protected areas to end destruction of Romanian forests +++ Fourth anniversary of complaint against Romania on illegal logging +++ Enormous dimension of logging in Romania’s primary and old-growth forests despite ongoing infringement procedure +++
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Urgent Call for Action to Protect Romania's Forests and Natura 2000 Sites
A recent report by EuroNatur and Agent Green provides new evidence on logging in Romania's protected areas. Nature conservation organisations call for a moratorium on logging in Romania's primeval forests.
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Disappointing results of last trilogue on Renewable Energy Directive
++ Woody biomass and hydropower can continue to count towards renewable energy targets ++ No will for sustainable climate policy in the EU in sight ++
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