spbt.gr

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Evros Thrace Cinereous vulture TOP NEWS Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

Thrace Wind Power Stations vs Egyptian Vulture 1-1: One victory and one (for now) defeat for Egyptian Vulture, the most threatened vulture in Europe!

Wind 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 impact

Birds and bats recorded as "victims" of the wind turbines in Thrace: For the first time organised in a database!

The 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, […]

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 […]

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

Joint statement by nine environmental organisations: Immediate measures for the wind farms in Evros and Rhodope to protect birds and ecosystems

Joint 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 […]

CategoriesWind farms The Egyptian vulture Vultures Press release Griffon vulture Environmental licensing Rhodope

New Wind Farms in Rhodope threaten vultures and other protected bird species

New Wind Farms in Rhodope Mountains Threaten Vultures and Other Protected Birds On July 25, the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia-Thrace approved the construction and operation of three Wind Farms for the Production of Electricity (ASPHE) in the Kompsatos Valley, a critical habitat for important and sensitive protected birds such as the Egyptian Vulture, the Black Vulture, the Vulture, the White-tailed Eagle […]

en_USEN