Can forests really be all things to all people?
We have high expectations of our forests. They should provide diverse habitats, fulfil our wildly-romantic desires, act as carbon sinks and, at the same time, provide us with firewood and timber - cheaply and profitably, of course. But our expectations are not just high and diverse, they’re also contradictory. And they’re just as difficult to reconcile as everything the EU Commission envisages for forests in its various regulations and strategies, as well as under the European Green Deal.
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Illegal logging of Romania’s natural forests increases despite court threat
New data reveal that the destruction of the EU’s last large remaining primary and old-growth forests in Romania is continuing unabated.
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BESTbelt - More power for the European Green Belt
++ EU-funded project „BESTbelt“ starts with calls to proposals ++ Initiative aims to make it easier for local nature conservation organisations getting access to EU funds ++
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Last Webinar on White Storks
The four-part webinar series on "Human impacts on the ecology of the white stork" is coming to an end. The last event will take place on Saturday, 19 February 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will focus on the increasing number of migratory birds in the breeding grounds.
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EuroNatur starts new energy transition blog
Are nuclear and gas really sustainable energy sources? The proposals announced by the EU Commission on New Year’s Eve have now come into effect:…
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Airport construction in Albania threatens to destroy important wetland area
++ Albanian government planning to build airport in Narta Lagoon ++ Possible revision to boundary of Vjosa-Narta protected area ++ 2nd February is World Wetlands Day ++
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Major blow to Bosnia hydropower project as Germany’s KfW drops financing plans
German development bank KfW has today confirmed that it has dropped plans to finance the controversial Janjići hydropower plant on the river Bosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Increase in bat numbers in the winter roost
Bat conservationists have been taking advantage of the cold weather to count the winter roosts of greater mouse-eared bats and other species. It was the first count in the Frankfurt Ostquell Brewery since the completion of the renovation work – and the results were very encouraging.
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Ulcinj Salina ownership dispute finally resolved
It has now been unequivocally confirmed that the Ulcinj Salina in Montenegro is owned by the state. The government body responsible has ruled that the salina should be registered as state property in the country’s land register.
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BEST Belt - More power for the European Green Belt
Over the next four years, the European Commission will fund a new pilot project at the European Green Belt (EGB). 400.000 Euros will be made available in the first call for specific projects along the EGB from Finland to Albania and Bulgaria.
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