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Bat roost safeguarded for the future
++ Building work on the “Old Brewery” in Frankfurt (Oder) completed ++ Hibernation roost for more than 1,200 bats ++ International conference 26th-28th October 2021 ++
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Stop species extinction! EuroNatur Award for World Biodiversity Council Researchers
++ EuroNatur Award 2021 goes to scientists from IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) ++ Body cautions tirelessly on biodiversity loss ++
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Goldman Environmental Prize for the “Brave Women of Kruščica”
++ River defenders from Bosnia and Herzegovina win the Goldman Environmental Prize ++ For the second time in the past three years an activist has has received this prestigious award for campaigning against hydro power in the Balkans ++
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Science week at the Vjosa tributaries
++ 35 scientists from Austria, Albania, Italy and Germany assess the two major Vjosa tributaries for a week ++ Data will be used to fight planned hydropower projects in Albanian court ++
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EU funds for the destruction of nature?
For years, EuroNatur and its partner organisations have been fighting against the controversial Mokrice hydropower plant on the Sava River. The Slovenian government is now trying to finance the construction through the backdoor of the EU recovery funds.
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Bird paradise in Albania threatened by construction of an airport
++ An airport is to be built in the Narta Lagoon on the Adriatic ++ A stopover site of major international importance for migratory water birds ++ 8th May is World Migratory Bird Day ++
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Pressure continues for a Vjosa National Park as new government forms in Albania
The election may be over, but the fight for the Vjosa is not.
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Activists demand European political support for a Vjosa National Park in Albania
++ The new slogan, Vjosa National Park Now, is a plea to protect Europe’s last big wild river ++
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Nature ignored in European recovery funding, say campaign groups
EU Recovery Fundings in the wake of the Corona crisis read largely without consideration of nature and climate protection goals
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Albania Faced with a Choice: National Park or Destruction of the Vjosa River
The future of Europe’s largest unspoilt river hangs in the balance
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