Posts by Jelke Brandehof
‘Fake’ Natura 2000 report causes surprise in Bulgaria and Brussels
The report that the Bulgarian government has sent to Brussels regarding the EU’s Natura 2000 nature protection project is an “outright fake” claims the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN), hereby confirming EURACTIV Bulgaria’s earlier findings. From EURACTIV: “A €9-million leva (4.5 million euro) on the state of species and natural habitats in Bulgaria, paid for…
Read MoreArticle 17 Reporting Assessments of conservation status at the EU biogeographical level Public consultation
The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) has completed the assessments of conservation status per biogeographical region of species and habitats listed on the Annexes of the Birds and Habitats Directives. These assessments were made based on the reporting obligation by the EU Member States according to the Article 17 of the Habitats Directive…
Read MoreThe European Habitats Forum meets to discuss the new post-2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy
Fulfilling its role as a link between the nature conservation site managers and EU decision-makers Eurosite is a member of the European Habitats Forum (EHF). The EHF assembles leading European nature conservation organisations, represents the voice of the environmental civil society organizations, and coordinates communication between them and the European Commission on the issues related…
Read MoreMembers, memories and a merger during the Anniversary Annual Meeting in Monticiano!
In 30 years time, the Eurosite network grew out to be the European network for natural site managers. This milestone was celebrated during our Anniversary Annual Meeting hosted by our member WWF Oasi, from 5 -7 November in Monticiano, Italy. The General Assembly took place on the first day, during which the Dutch Province of…
Read MoreELCN fully integrates into Eurosite
30th Anniversary Annual General Meeting of Eurosite sets the new course for the Network
Read MoreEurosite’s 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting was a success!
Eurosite was founded in 1989, meaning that the network for European site managers already exists since 30 years! We would like to thank all of you who were there to celebrate this special moment with us in Monticiano, Italy. Also a special thanks goes to our wonderful host WWF Oasi who ensured a memorable event…
Read MoreWe Young People See Nature Twinning exchange
The photography exchange between Dutch and Polish students for the past school year has finished with an exchange trip to Poland. This year, additional attention was paid to involving societal and ‘hot’ items in the exchange, for example through attention for landscape and Natura 2000. At the Dutch island of Texel students were educated on…
Read MoreNature and Cities goes North Brabant
In the framework of “Civil Society Dialogue Between EU and Turkey Grant Scheme (CSD-V)”, a newly launched project called ‘Nature and Cities‘ held its first activity in Tilburg, Netherlands. The main objective of the project is to enhance the dialogue and cooperation between EU and Turkish civil society organisations in environment and sustainable development sectors…
Read More2019 Reporting under the Nature Directives – first results available
Article 17 requires Member States to report every six years about the progress made with the implementation of the Habitats Directive. As the main focus of the directive is on maintaining and/or restoring a favourable conservation status for habitat types & species of community interest, monitoring & reporting under the directive is focusing on that.…
Read MoreImproving biodiversity and human well-being through inclusive conservation
On 13 May, Eurosite attended a stakeholder workshop organised by IUCN as part of their Envision project, sponsored by the Belmont Forum & BiodivERsA. The event also functioned as a partner event of the EU Green Week 2019, which focused on better implementation of EU environmental legislation. The ENVISION project aims to help advance the…
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