Norway further weakens legal protection of wolves
NOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal
Continue readingNOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal
Continue readingWhat happens when a strictly protected animal leaves its natural habitat and strays into human settlement? It is a question
Continue readingOn 4th June, WWF Austria organized an official handover of a petition with 22 800 signatures against a hydropower plant in
Continue readingIt has been 30 years since the Dutch government agreed to actively restore nature and invest large amounts of money
Continue readingYesterday, 20th May, the EU published a document titled ‘Communication: EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into
Continue readingAfter a 3 years long court saga, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court ruled against the plans to allow construction in
Continue readingWithin the last 20 years, wolves returned to Germany from Poland after total extinction. Now, there are hundreds of wolves
Continue readingSince 7th January, Austria is ruled by a coalition of the conservative ÖVP and the Green party. The Green party
Continue readingNitrogen pollution is one of the most universal environmental issues in Europe. While carbon emissions get more attention because of
Continue readingThe Slovenian Comission of the National Council for farming has passed a law to cull 30 wolves and 220 bears.
Continue readingWilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take
Continue readingThe UN Convention on Biological Diversity have published the first draft of the Framework of 2030 targets to reduce biodiversity
Continue readingOn December 11th, the European Commission released its plan to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050 –
Continue readingThe Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has
Continue readingIt would be the first of its kind in Europe, a constitutional amendment that protects nature from humans. This is
Continue readingNext year will mark the end of the current EU Biodiversity Strategy. A decade-long strategy that had set optimistic goals
Continue readingAccording to a new European Environment Agency report, between 75 and 96 % of the assessed area of Europe’s regional
Continue readingThe Espoo Convention has opened a case file to investigate whether Ukraine complies with international obligations on environmental protection. One
Continue readingThe United Nations have drafted a report on the human impact on natural resources and species risk of extinction. On
Continue readingThe Italian government has taken the decision to reject demands from Italian farmers to kill wolves. Instead, the Italian government
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