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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 ++
More ...Major success: River Vjosa becomes National Park
++ Today the Vjosa River in Albania has been proclaimed Europe’s first Wild River National Park ++ EuroNatur, Riverwatch and many other partners have been working towards this day for many years ++ The River Aoos on the Greek side, the tributaries of the Vjosa and its Delta also need to be granted extensive protection ++
More ...Flamingos or planes: Protests against airport in Albania
++ World Wetlands Day focuses attention on global destruction of rivers, lakes, marshes and coasts ++ Major demonstration in Albania against controversial airport construction ++ Court decision raises doubts over independence of Albanian judiciary in Vlora airport case ++
More ...Spotlight on nature’s diversity
++ Start of EuroNatur photography competition 2023 ++ Anniversary for the “European Treasures of Nature”++
More ...Further opposition to Albanian airport construction
European governments request that the Albanian government suspend the construction of the airport in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area. The main argument: the apparent lack of adherence to national and international laws.
More ...Environmental groups suing the Albanian authorities for the illegal construction of the Vlora Airport
Environmental groups challenge the contract for the construction of Vlora International Airport as null due to the irregularities and the violation of laws. The airport, which is already under construction, is a massive threat to the natural ecosystem of the Vjosë-Nartë Protected Landscape. The development permit was issued before the finalization of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and the EIA process itself is irregular and not in compliance with general requirements according to the law.
More ...Polish expansion plans could finish the Oder off
++ Government in Warsaw plans to narrow and deepen the German-Polish border river ++ Nature conservation organisations file complaint with EU ++ Environmental disaster last summer already put massive strain on the Oder ++
More ...EuroNatur Award 2022: A signal of support for primary forest conservation and a show of solidarity with Ukraine
++ Forest conservationists receive the EuroNatur Award 2022 ++ Europe's last primary forests under massive pressure ++ War against Ukraine hampers conservation work on the ground ++
More ...Rejection of hydropower plants in the National Park - North Macedonia revokes concessions
++ A milestone that puts wind into the sails of NGOs’ fight for free-flowing rivers ++ A vital first step to continue the protection of rivers in all of North Macedonia’s national parks ++
More ...EuroNatur Award focuses attention on destruction of forests and war in Ukraine
++ Forest conservationists receive the 2022 EuroNatur Award ++ War against Ukraine and its consequences hamper the work of conservationists and scientists in the Carpathian Mountains ++
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