CategoriesBirds of prey Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental legislationMass poisoning of protected species: a new environmental crime in Evros A very serious incident has been added to the long list of incidents of illegal use of poisoned baits that kill an incalculable number of animals every year in the Greek countryside, this time with a record number of poisoned animals. In this case, and for the umpteenth time, faced with the illegal […]
Nests in the forest, made with love After the devastating fire of 2023 in the forests of Evros, supporting animals until nature returns and offers them a home and food again is important. Some species will benefit from the immediate regeneration of nature without support, such as hares, roe deer, woodpeckers and others, […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impactWind farms in Thrace – Griffon vulture 1-1: One victory and one (temporary) defeat for the Griffon vulture, the most endangered vulture in Europe! Two diametrically opposed decisions were recently issued for wind farms (ASPIE) in Evros and Rodopi. On February 27, the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia Thrace rejected a wind farm that was planned near nests […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Bats Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impactThe recorded birds and bats, "victims" of the wind turbines of Thrace: For the first time gathered in a database! Since 2008, when the first systematic survey by WWF Greece for dead birds and bats was carried out at the Wind Power Plants (WPPs) of Evros and Rodopi (it lasted two years), up to 2023, […]
CategoriesAmphibians Birds of prey Vultures Evros Reptiles Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS birds FloraResearch 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 impactDid 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 impactJoint 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 […]
CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Rhodope Cumulative impactJoint statement by nine environmental organizations: Taking immediate measures for ASPIE in Evros and Rhodope with the aim of protecting birds and ecosystems After the devastating fire in Evros and Rhodope, with incalculable consequences for protected birds and natural ecosystems, in a joint letter to the Minister of Environment and Energy, nine organizations […]
Mulberry, the sacred tree of the Municipality of Soufli A beautiful initiative left its mark on our region in recent days. The mulberry festival, a tribute to the favorite tree of the residents of the region. The festival aims to highlight the multiple values of the tree in everyday life, in gastronomy, in silk production, in wildlife and of course in […]
CategoriesWind farms Evros Events Thrace TOP NEWS Xanthi Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Rhodope Seminars Cumulative impactSeminars on the legal framework for the environmental permitting of ASPIE in Alexandroupolis, Komotini and Xanthi Both EU and national legislation provide for specific procedures for the assessment of the impacts (including cumulative) of ASPIE* projects in the context of environmental permitting in order to ensure that the climate objectives for clean energy will be achieved […]
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