Investigation Video: Primeval Forest Destruction in Romania’s National Parks
EuroNatur and Agent Green: This is currently Europe’s biggest environmental drama!
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Ray of hope for Balkan Lynx
The Balkan Lynx has to be strictly protected as a distinct subspecies of the Eurasian Lynx. This decision has been adopted unanimously at the meeting of the Berne Convention’s Standing Committee on December 5th.
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Albanian industrial confederation demands halt of dam plans at Vjosa River
In Albanian society, the opposition against the projected building development of the Vjosa River is receiving further support. In an open letter to the country´s Minister of Energy and Industry, Damian Gjiknuri, the Confederation of Albanian industries is calling for a moratorium on the construction of hydroelectric power stations at the Vjosa River and its tributaries.
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Hydropower Tsunami on Balkans
New hydropower report: Dam tsunami on Balkans is speeding up ++ 2.800 hydropower projects planned, 187 under construction ++ more than 1.000 of them inside protected areas
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#GivingTuesday: Join in and save the ancient forests!
The countdown has started: On the 28th of November is #GivingTuesday. On this day the initiative of this name will call on people all over the world to stand up against the pre-Christmas consumer frenzy and to involve themselves in social projects. EuroNatur will be joining in too.
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White Storks go online
The network of European Stork villages now has its own website. Visitors to the site www.storkvillages.net can find out about this charismatic bird, the threats to its habitat, wet meadows, and about the network set up by EuroNatur to protect it.
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Network for the conservation of the threatened Karst Poljes
There was lively participation in the concluding international workshop for the preservation of the Karst Poljes in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Fifty two conservationists from seven countries met between the 16th and 18th October in Tomislavgrad in Bosnia to develop effective strategies for the conservation of these extensive plains with their rich species diversity.
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Three lynxes caught by camera trap in Albania and Macedonia
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German Environmental Prize awarded to Hubert Weiger
He is one of the trailblazers of the European Green Belt. Yesterday, Prof. Dr. Hubert Weiger received the German Environmental Prize in Braunschweig. Prof. Weiger is chairman of BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) and chairman of BUND Nature Conservation in Bavaria, as well as a member of the EuroNatur board. He received the award alongside Inge Sielmann and Dr. Kai Frobel for his outstanding merits in preserving the Green Belt.
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Hydropower plant in Romania: Successful court case, but construction continues
Positive court ruling, yet no reason to celebrate: Construction works for the hydropower plant at the Jiu River will continue. The Romanian environmental protection agency had filed a complaint against the environmentally destructive project following pressure by committed nature conservationists. In turn, the state-owned project operator Hidroelectrica filed a lawsuit. The Romanian court of appeals now rejected the lawsuit – however, construction works won’t be stopped.
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