EuroNatur Foundation
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♾️ Connecting nature and people since 1987 💚 Transboundary nature conservation in Europe 🤝 Working with local partner organisations 🌐 euronatur.org/en 🔗 https://m-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/euronatur
Why do we stand up for the Aquatic Warbler? 🪶 The Aquatic Warbler is Europe’s rarest songbird and protecting its future requires dedication and teamwork. But what motivates the people behind the conservation work? We asked our colleagues why they are committed to this bird and its habitats.
Habitat restoration and management are essential, but they are no longer enough on their own. Many remaining Aquatic Warbler populations have become too small and isolated to survive independently 🪶 👉 This is where translocation comes in. Today, we take a closer look at how translocation works ⬇️
1/3 Why does the Aquatic Warbler need a helping hand? 🪶 With around 4,000–5,000 breeding birds left, it's Europe’s rarest songbird. The species is at serious risk of extinction due to habitat loss (e.g. through drainage and vegetation overgrowth) and the fragmentation of its remaining populations.
1/5 What’s the translocation of Aquatic Warblers? 🪶 The Aquatic Warbler has lost more than 95% of its population due to habitat loss in the 20th century. Many remaining populations are now too small and isolated to survive on their own. © Žymantas Morkvėnas
The discovery of two snail species new to science highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Komarnica Canyon and surroundings 🐚 Learn what makes them so special: www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d... #conservation
Newly discovered species highlight the need to safeguard Komarnica
The discovery of two species of snail previously unknown to science, Cochlostoma komarnica and Cochlostoma dobrido, highlights the exceptional biodiversity of Komarnica Canyon and its surroundings. Th...
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Valuable primary and old-growth forests in Montenegro are currently mapped and proposed for protection. More info in the article by @balcanicaucaso.org @euronatur.bsky.social www.balcanicaucaso.org/en/cp_articl...
Montenegro, how to save a primary forest - OBCT
A field expedition with EuroNatur to Zeletin, a corner of intact forest at risk of disappearing, just as Montenegro negotiates its entry into the European Union
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Comprehensive article about the Flamingo Revolution in #Albania published by @earthislandjournal.bsky.social My contribution with focus on the impact of Vlora airport for the eventual alteration & destruction of #Vjosa #Narta ecosystem. @euronatur.bsky.social www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
How a Trump Family-Tied Luxury Resort Sparked Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution”
What started as a fight to protect an ecologically sensitive coastal area has turned into the largest civil protest in the country’s recent history.
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Do you need a break? ⏸️ Just imagine you’re resting beneath an ancient giant beech tree in the Zeletin Mountains in Montenegro, far away from the noise of everyday life. We’ve got the perfect video for you – enjoy 🌿 #SearchingForTheLastOldGrowthForests #conservation
🎉 In June, we took another important step towards searching, identifying, and protecting Europe’s last remaining old-growth and primary forests. We met with NGO partners and old-growth forest experts in Montenegro – watch the video to find out why ⬇️ #SearchingForTheLastOldGrowthForests
Last week, at the #EuropeanGreenBelt conference in Italy, 80 organisations from over 20 countries presented the outcomes of 49 projects that promote #biodiversity, empower local communities, and encourage sustainable economic management along the European Green Belt. #conservation More info ⬇️
49 Signs of Hope along the European Green Belt
Last week, a BESTbelt conference attended by all project partners took place in Gorizia, Italy. EuroNatur played an important role in this.
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Big step for nature in Montenegro On 26 June, the Montenegrin government made a landmark decision for nature #conservation: the government adopted its draft plan for a nationwide Natura 2000 network and submitted it to Brussels. More info: www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d... © Bruno D'Amicis, CZIP
Yesterday, EuroNatur and PPNEA hosted an online event on the Background and Perspectives of the #FlamingoRevolution in #Albania 🦩 For everyone who couldn’t join live, the recording is now available: youtu.be/lP24TUUSzR8?...
Webinar | The Vjosa Delta at Risk: Background and Perspectives on the Flamingo Revolution in Albania
YouTube video by EuroNatur - Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe
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🦩 Interested in what's happening in Albania right now? Join our online event! The Flamingo Revolution has grown far beyond protests against large-scale tourism projects in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area – and beyond nature conservation alone. Register now: www.euronatur.org/en/journal/m...
1/3💡 Last week, we launched our new report ‘Unlocking nature financing: National cost estimates for effective nature restoration’ at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP @cesarluena.bsky.social! Together with @euronatur.bsky.social and partners, we mapped the costs of nature restoration.
In 2024, the EU made history by adopting the Nature Restoration Regulation, committing to restore degraded ecosystems – forests, rivers, seas, farmland and even cities – by 2050. EU Member States must submit their national restoration plans by 1 September 2026. The clock is ticking ⌛ #conservation
The resistance in #Albania against the destruction of #Vjosa #Narta is growing. @euronatur.bsky.social follows the peaceful opposition to this unlawful project in solidarity. www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
Alarming developments in the Narta Lagoon
Albania’s unique Vjosa Delta is under immense pressure. Recent developments show that, despite its protected status, infrastructure projects are currently being pushed through on a massive scale, whic...
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1/2 🌳 A year and a half after the official adoption of the historic Nature Restoration Regulation, #EU Member States are now drafting their national restoration plans. But what does nature restoration look like in practice – and how much does it actually cost? 💶 @ceebankwatch.bsky.social
Die Proteste der albanischen Zivilgesellschaft gegen naturzerstörerische Projekte im #Vjosa #Narta Schutzgebiet werden nun auch von Medien in Deutschland aufgegriffen. @euronatur.bsky.social kritisiert die Projekte inkl. einem umstrittenen Flughafenbau... www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...
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1/2The Nature Restoration Regulation is a historic opportunity to restore nature across Europe. EU Member States must submit their national restoration plans by 1.09.2026 – and the ⏰ is ticking. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/x0YirUeUJx
Raise your voice against illegal nature destruction by signing this petition www.change.org/p/protect-vj...
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Protect Vjosa–Narta: Stop Construction in Protected Natural Areas
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EuroNatur Foundation@euronatur.bsky.social · 3mo agoSerious damage is happening right now in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area in Albania ❗ The Albanian Government must halt construction immediately and take its commitments towards EU serious! #conservation © Photos: Xhemal Xherri, Adrian Guri, Arsen Rroshi, PPNEA, EuroNatur
🌊 Over the past two decades, the lower Sava in Slovenia has been turned into a series of reservoirs and dams. Now, Slovenia’s state-owned Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi is trying to build the last in the chain – the controversial Mokrice hydropower plant. bankwatch.org/story/the-da...
1/2 🌿In 2024, the EU made history by adopting the Nature Restoration Regulation, committing to restore degraded ecosystems – forests, rivers, farmland, and even cities – by 2050. Now comes the hard part: turning plans into action. And where will the funding come from? @ceebankwatch.bsky.social
In May, a 57-year-old man was arrested in Serbia. He is suspected of deliberately killing a strictly protected Cinereous Vulture. The police investigation and the arrest in this case send an important signal: some authorities in the country are taking wildlife crime seriously. #birds More info ⬇️
1/ Today, we’re celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity. But nature in Europe is in crisis and biodiversity is collapsing. In 2024, EU Member States agreed to restore all degraded ecosystems by 2050, including land, sea, forests, rivers and urban areas.
Serious damage is happening right now in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area in Albania ❗ The Albanian Government must halt construction immediately and take its commitments towards EU serious! #conservation © Photos: Xhemal Xherri, Adrian Guri, Arsen Rroshi, PPNEA, EuroNatur
Seit 2018 kämpfe ich für die #Vjosa. Wir haben gewonnen: 2023 wurde sie Europas erstes Wildfluss-Nationalpark. Jetzt baggert Albanien mitten durch das Herzstück des Vjosa-Narta-Schutzgebiets. Ohne Genehmigung. Ohne Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung. Und das während laufender EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen.
📣 Kurze Umfrage: Hätte jemand grundsätzlich Lust auf einen gemeinsamen Birding-Spaziergang in der Bodenseeregion mit uns von EuroNatur? Einfach Vögel beobachten, spannende Fakten sammeln und zusammen in der Natur sein. Kommentiert gerne ⬇️ #birds
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