International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Despite the progress in promoting the
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Wilderness Policy
European Wilderness Policy is impacting the designation and protection of Wilderness.
Signs of movement in the EU against pesticides and fur farming?
Recent news from Brussels on the agricultural front has involved discussions concerning the level of human impact on animals. Practices
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Post-2020 biodiversity framework: living in better harmony with nature?
Two weeks ago, Macquarie University ran an event called Global Dialogue on Biodiversity Law and Governance. Dr. Michelle Lim, the Senior Lecturer in Environmental
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Crunch time for climate
The EU have recently agreed upon a new climate target for 2030. In this target, the EU Parliament and member
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Have your say in the EU nature restoration targets
One more week to share your opinion with the European Commission on the nature restoration targets of the new EU
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Germany referred to court over the EU Habitats Directive
After previous warnings from the European Commission, Germany has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for not adhering
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UN: New carbon-cutting climate pledges are underwhelming
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) published an interim report on the progress that countries make to
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Germany misses its Wilderness target
As the old saying goes: clean up your own backyard, change by example. However, this seems like something that has
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Nature Outlook 2050: Four alternative scenarios for (Slovak) nature
A pilot study made by the Ministry of the Environment together with Slovak Environment Agency models the possible changes related
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Is this finally the year for global action on biodiversity?
“Until now we have been destroying our planet, abusing it as if we had a spare one.” Such an attitude,
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Billions of dollars are still going into industries destroying the climate. Investors and banks have long relied on the polluting
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A river in New Zealand legally becomes a person
In 2017, an exceptional incident occurred. Whanganui River became the first waterway in the world to get legal personhood. The
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Natura 2000 lacks effective management
Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It
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International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy
We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your
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State of nature in the EU: more action needed
Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency
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Levelling up nature in the UK
Across the world, leaders have committed to placing 30% of land under protected status by 2030 through the Leaders’ Pledge
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Achieving a Global Deal for Nature?
Failure to achieve any of the Aichi Biodiveristy Targets has made the upcoming COP 15 CBD talks of urgent importance.
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EU as role model to fight climate change
Last week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be
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Switzerland votes against hunting wolves
On Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised
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Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass
Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if
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