6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species
Last week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in
Continue readingLast week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in
Continue readingThe European Commission came to the conclusion that Spanish authorities have not done enough to protect water from nitrate pollution. Just in Summer 2021, another ecological
Continue readingDespite being one of the countries with the lowest human densities of Europe, Norway only allows and protects wolves in
Continue readingAfter previous warnings from the European Commission, Germany has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for not adhering
Continue readingWhat happens when a strictly protected animal leaves its natural habitat and strays into human settlement? It is a question
Continue readingAfter a 3 years long court saga, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court ruled against the plans to allow construction in
Continue readingThe battle against wolf and bear cull is mainly fought in courts in Slovenia. Last year, the Constitutional Court stopped
Continue readingA verdict of the High Court of Justice of the region Castilla y León, Spain overturns the 2016 – 2019
Continue readingThe wolf (Canis lupus) is one of the most strictly protected species in the European Union. While many Member States
Continue readingIn one of their most recent press releases, WWF Austria addresses the latest developments in Upper Austria concerning so-called wolf
Continue readingThe European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has announced in their ruling that the Polish logging activities in the UNESCO
Continue readingTwenty-eight. That is the number of wolves that hunters killed in Norway this winter. The hunters shot wolves both inside
Continue readingOn January 10th, 2018, a panel of judges from the court in Uzhhorod revoked the disputed orders authorizing of the
Continue readingUpdated 15.12.2017 While the EU continued the protective status of the wolf in Europe earlier this month, Norwegian wolves are
Continue readingDespite direct orders from the EU Court of Justice to ban all logging operations in Bialowieza forest, Poland continues logging
Continue readingEuropean Commission takes Bulgaria to court over failure to protect birds in Rila National Park. Too many bears hunted! Stop
Continue readingThe European Commission announced at 22.07.2016 that is taking Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the EU over its
Continue readingAlthough the European Commission’s Wilderness register from 2013 does not include one single Wilderness area from Hungary, there is a
Continue readingWhat is glyphosate? Glyphosate is the active ingredient used in herbicides. It is used for example in Roundup, from which
Continue readingThe Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is a beautiful and almost mystical bird that has long attracted people’s attention thanks to its way of
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