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Press Release: Allegations of illegal logging at the Greek-Bulgarian border demand an immediate investigation

Οι καταγγελίες για παράνομες υλοτομήσεις στα ελληνοβουλγαρικά σύνορα απαιτούν άμεση διερεύνηση   Να προχωρήσει άμεσα στη διερεύνηση των σοβαρών καταγγελιών που αφορούν εκτεταμένες υλοτομίες στη μεθοριακή ζώνη των ελληνοβουλγαρικών συνόρων και να δώσει δημόσιες απαντήσεις για την τήρηση της δασικής και περιβαλλοντικής νομοθεσίας, καλούν το Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας με κοινή τους ανακοίνωση οι Περιβαλλοντικές […]

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17 environmental organisations call for the removal of water provisions from the water utilities bill

17 Environmental organizations demand the withdrawal of the provisions on water in the bill on water supply companies. The undersigned environmental organizations demand the immediate withdrawal of the Draft Law concerning the «expansion of responsibilities» of the Water Supply and Sewerage Company of the Capital (EYDAP) and the Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Thessaloniki (EYATH), the strengthening of the Waste, Energy and Water Regulatory Authority […]

CategoriesThreats Press release Mammals TOP NEWS Environmental legislation

Nature is under attack: Wolf protection downgraded in the Bern Convention

Statement by 20 Environmental Organizations – December 4, 2024 Nature is under attack: Wolf protection downgraded in the Bern Convention Yesterday, December 3, 2024, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favor of downgrading the wolf’s protective status, a decision that has been heavily criticized by wildlife conservation experts […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Press release Evros Thrace Environmental licensing Environmental legislation Rhodope

Without reason, the Minister is delaying to defend the burnt areas in Evros and Rhodope against new wind farms installation!

The Minister is unreasonably delaying protecting the fire-stricken areas in Evros and Rhodope from new wind farms! The Minister of Environment and Energy now has the scientific data available to take measures for the protection and restoration of the burned natural ecosystems of Evros and Rhodope. Joint statement by nine environmental organizations For more than […]

CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental legislation Seminars

Training of authorities of Evros in the Management of Incidents of Illegal Use of Poisoned Baits

Training of Services & Bodies of Evros Prefecture in the Management of Incidents of Illegal Use of Poisoned Baits Joint Press Release of the Hellenic ORNITHOLOGY Society & the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society. An educational seminar on the management of incidents of illegal use and dispersion in nature of poisoned baits was held in Dadia on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The seminar was organized by the Hellenic ORNITHOLOGY Society […]

CategoriesBirds of prey Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental legislation

Mass poisoning of protected species: a new environmental crime in Evros

Mass 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 […]

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World water day: 15 environmental NGOs demand the public management of the water

World Water Day: 15 Environmental Organizations Call for Water Management Under Public Control Photo: Grigoris Azoridis On the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, the undersigned environmental organizations express our complete opposition to the abolition of Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises (MWSEs) and the promotion of Public-Private Partnerships […]

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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 […]

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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