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They have no shame! Even on top of a reforestation area in the burnt forest, they want to install wind turbines!

No more shame! They want to put wind turbines even on top of reforestation in the burned forest! Wind energy investors attack the restoration actions of the burned forest in Evros Not one, not two, but 217 wind turbines are planned by the Danish wind energy company EUROPEAN WIND FARMS in Evros, with almost half, 91 wind turbines, to be within the […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Birds of prey Press release Evros Thrace

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace, Hellenic Ornithological Society, WWF Greece

JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF THE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION SOCIETY OF THRACIE, THE HELLENIC ORNITHOLOGY SOCIETY AND WWF HELLAS Crisis time for the wind farms in the fire-stricken Evros! Will there be accountability or were the commitments of the Ministry of Environment just empty words? The Decentralized Administration of Macedonia - Thrace is called upon to decide on the licensing of four wind farms in the burned […]

CategoriesThreats Birds of prey Press release Poisoned baits Evros Mammals Thrace

New incident of mass wildlife poisoning in Evros National Park with 48 dead animals

JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF THE ATHENS ORGANIZATION AND THE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION COMPANY OF THRACIE New incident of mass poisoning of wildlife in the Evros National Park with 48 dead animals A chain of wildlife deaths has unfolded once again in Evros, and indeed within the boundaries of the Evros Delta National Park! One year after the incident that had caused […]

CategoriesWind farms Threats Press release Thrace Environmental licensing

Permits of three Wind Stations in Thrace annulled due to poor impact assessment after the fire

JOINT PRESS RELEASE of the Hellenic ORNITHOLOGY Society, the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society and WWF Greece The licensing of three Wind Farms in Thrace is cancelled due to an inadequate impact assessment after the fire The appeal of three environmental organizations was accepted by the Ministry of Environment The Ministry of Environment & Energy (MEE) made two very important decisions for the future of […]

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 […]

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

Warning by a recent scientific study: Thrace is at risk of losing two iconic species, the Cinereous and Griffon vultures, which might extinct as wind turbines increase.

Recent scientific research warns: Thrace is at risk of losing two emblematic species, the Black Vulture and the Griffon Vulture, which may disappear as wind turbines increase. Recent research by the University of Ioannina in collaboration with the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society warns that the installation of wind farms in Thrace may have serious consequences for the survival of […]

CategoriesWind farms Birds of prey Press release Evros Thrace TOP NEWS Environmental licensing Rhodope Cumulative impact

The victims of wind turbines in Thrace are increasing… and so are the wind turbines!

The victims of wind turbines in Thrace are increasing, and so are the wind turbines! And once again the automated «safety» systems for collision prevention prove inadequate! Yet another endangered bird of prey tragically died after colliding with a wind turbine in Rhodope last July. This time a honey buzzard, a migratory bird that comes to the […]

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

Planting anniversary … with wind turbines in the critical habitats of the Cinereous Vulture!

Anniversary plantings… of wind turbines in the critical habitats of the Black Vulture! Decentralized Administration and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry continue the destructive policy in Thrace! Joint Press Release of the Hellenic Ornithological Society & the Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace: Not even a year has passed since the huge destructive fire in Evros, which resulted in the almost complete loss of the most important habitat of the Black Vulture in […]

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, […]

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