What’s it about in short: BirdLife’s Ariel Brunner summarizes and comments on the interrim outcomes of the fitness check of the EU Birds and Habitat Directives When was it released: November 20, 2015 By whom: Ariel Brunner, BirdLife More info: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/climate-environment/commission-barking-wrong-tree-nature-law-review-319692 … Continue reading
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What’s it about in short: BirdLife summarizes some of the first results of the “fitness check” of the EU birds and habitats directive When was it released: November 12, 2015 By whom: Finlay Duncan, BirdLife More info: http://www.birdlife.org/africa/news/extractives-industries-africa-blessing-or-curse see also my … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: The author mentions targets for the remaining five years towards the EU2020 strategy. When was it released: October 16, 2015 By whom: Sanya Khetani-Shah More info: http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/whats-next-eu2020-strategy-protect-biodiversity … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: The mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 describes progress made in implementing the actions and achieving the targets set out in the strategy adopted in 2011. The report demonstrates that action on the … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: European Commission launches Natural Capital Financing Facility When was it released: May 31, 2015 By whom: European Commission More info: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/efe/articles/2015/03/article_20150331_01_en.htm … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Launch of the documentary “Banking Nature” When was it released: June 27, 2015 By whom: FERN More info: http://www.fern.org/publications/presentations/banking-nature-will-putting-price-nature-protect-it and https://youtu.be/7DoMQ229Vf8 … Continue reading
For the past three months the European Commission has held a public consultation as part of the ‘fitness check’ for EU nature legislation (Birds Directive, Habitats Directive — BHD). the BHD and related Natura 2000 network are a unique tool … Continue reading
“To protect the diversity of our natural surroundings we need to promote the diversity of our funding sources. The Natural Capital Financing Facility is a new EU funding source that helps businesses to protect nature and adapt to climate change. … Continue reading
The European Commission has commissioned a study on specific design elements of biodiversity offsets: Biodiversity metrics and mechanisms for securing long term conservation benefits. The report and has been prepared by Matt Rayment, Rupert Haines, David McNeil, Mavourneen Conway, Graham … Continue reading
As many have impatiently waited for it, I am happy to announce that the results of the European Commission’s public consultation on its planned No Net Loss Initiative are published online on the website of the European Commission. The internet … Continue reading