It is not too late to prevent biodiversity loss
Recently, WWF publlished a new Living Planet report with dire news: since 1970, mammal, amphibian, reptile, bird and fish populations
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Biodiversity
Final warning for France to outlaw glue trapping as a way to slaughter songbirds
The European Commission has issued a final warning to France, one of the last countries on the continent where the
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The beautiful world of (non-) fungi in a Wilderness area
Today, we are happy to share a story from Iryna Yatsiuk, a mycologist from Eastern Ukraine living is Estonia. A
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First forest webinar tomorrow
Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
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Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald
Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
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Our bias about livestock farming
The Covid-19 outbreak laid many problems of this world bare. On one hand, it showed how much humans pressure wildlife
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EU agricultural policy ‘CAP’ fails to protect biodiversity
Agricultural land covers 40% of the European Union. This means it is the most wide-spread land use in the EU
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Why it is time for nature
Since 1974, the World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on the 5th of June. In 2020, under probably
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Shape the EU Green Deal on Restoring Biodiversity NOW!
The European Green Deal call will mobilise research and innovation to foster a just and sustainable societal transition aiming at ‘leaving nobody behind’. Projects
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We’re losing exceptional reptile evolutionary diversity
While each species has its own intrinsic value and is thus worth conserving, it is hard, if not impossible, to
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Ambitious EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
Yesterday, 20th May, the EU published a document titled ‘Communication: EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into
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Wilderness is buffer
In the last years more and more researchers are focusing on studying Wilderness. Their conclusion is that despite the many
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Fantastic achievements, but are we staying on the right track?
According recent International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) statistic, close to 15% of the Earth’s land and 7% of
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Global homogenisation of biodiversity
A recent study examined how the biodiversity on the local scale is changing. They’ve come to a surprising result: on
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How the fall of East Germany improved the world’s biodiversity
Today, 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall that separated the capital city in Western and Eastern Germany fell. Just before
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Birds in alarmingly fast decline at Lake Constance
Researchers fear a fast decline in bird populations in Germany, according to a study that has shown that the number
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The Biebrza valley needs our help!
Wetlands are disappearing from the landscape of Europe! The Biebrza National Park with the total area of 592.23 km2 is
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How we contaminate Europe’s marine environment
According to a new European Environment Agency report, between 75 and 96 % of the assessed area of Europe’s regional
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International Day for Biological Diversity
The United Nations proclaimed 22th of May as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of
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Celebrating 40 years of EU Birds Directive
The European Union is celebrating the 40th year of existence of the European Birds Directive. It is the most powerful
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