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The co-signatory 19 Environmental Organizations express our complete opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to degrade the wolf's protection status under the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to proceed to its rejection during the Council of Environment Ministers that will be held.

19 Environmental Organizations ask the Greek Government not to consent to a change in the protection status of the wolf in Europe We, the 19 co-signatory Environmental Organizations, express our full opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to reduce the protective status of the wolf in the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to […]

CategoriesAmphibians Birds of prey Vultures Evros Reptiles Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS birds Flora

Impact study of the 2023 wildfire on the fauna of Dadia – Lefkimi – Soufli National Forest Park.

Research to capture the impacts of the 2023 fire on the fauna of the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Forest Park. © EPBTH/SPBT This summer (August-September) we found ourselves witnessing and experiencing up close the devastating Evros fire, which, burning uncontrollably for 17 days, took on terrifying proportions, leaving behind 935,608.4 (according to […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Evros Thrace TOP NEWS Bats Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Rhodope Cumulative impact

Did you know that bats are also victims of wind turbines when they are not properly sited?

Did you know that bats are also victims of wind turbines when they are not properly sited? © Panagiotis Georgiakakis Bats are the second largest group of mammals with more than 1400 species on earth and play an important role in the functioning of ecosystems as insect predators or plant pollinators or seed dispersers. All species in Europe are Strictly […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Rhodope Cumulative impact

Joint statement by nine environmental organisations: Still no protection measures for the burnt ecosystems in Evros!

Joint statement by nine environmental organizations: Still no protection measures for the burned ecosystems in Evros! Three months have passed since the devastating fire that burned approximately 950,000 acres in Evros and the Rhodope Mountains, with incalculable consequences for protected birds and natural ecosystems, but the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has still not issued any decision on the necessary […]

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