Posts by Jelke Brandehof
Paying for peat: rewetting peatlands in the Netherlands
On 30 June in the Netherlands the first approved carbon certificates for CO2 reduction projects in peatland were given to a farmer who is rewetting 32 ha peat meadow. From now on carbon certificates for peat rewetting are available for the Dutch voluntary market. These certificates are issued by the Dutch National carbon market. Active lowering of…
Read MoreAxios Delta colony: pygmy cormorant nests almost doubled
Good news from Greek Eurosite member Thermaikos Gulf Protected Areas Management Authority! This year’s nesting bird counts in the Axios Delta colony brought wonderful news concerning the pygmy cormorant, an SPA trigger species for the Axios Delta protected area: the nests of the species almost doubled from 184 last year to 308! In contrast to its…
Read MoreSave the date for the Eurosite Annual Meeting 2020: ‘Zooming’ in on European natural site management — from plan to action
Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 crisis, the planned Annual Meeting 2020 in Cyprus will be postponed to 2021. However, the good news is that this year will not go by without an Annual Meeting, be it an online edition. On 30 October we will kick off with the Annual General Meeting for Eurosite members, and…
Read MoreEurosite contribution to EU consultation on new EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change
Eurosite contributed to the public consultation on the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, which closed on 20 August 2020. The input was prepared based on the feedback received from members of the Eurosite Wetlands and Climate Change (WCC) Working Group. The WCC WG, established in 2014, aims to increase exchange of knowledge…
Read More1st webinar on drone potential for vegetation monitoring — recording available
On Thursday 4 June, the first webinar in a series of Eurosite webinars on remote sensing took place, focusing on drone potential for vegetation monitoring in the Krkonoše mountains. The series kicked-off well with an audience of 125 participants from 71 countries worldwide. The better use of science in nature conservation is an important challenge to…
Read MoreBiodiversity week 2020: exciting developments in protecting and restoring European nature
During Biodiversity Week (16-22 May), the European Commission launched the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy as part of the Green Deal on May 20. Eurosite welcomes the ambitious Strategy, with the aim of setting binding EU restoration targets by 2021 as the greatest step forward in the protection of EU nature – especially compared to the voluntary targets of…
Read MoreJoining forces for biodiversity: Eurosite takes part in the Global Coalition for Biodiversity
Tilburg, The Netherlands – (20 May 2020): Today, during the Biodiversity Week, Eurosite – the European Land Conservation Network announced it is joining the Global Coalition for Biodiversity of the European Commission. In doing so, Eurosite, representing natural site managers from across Europe, underlines the importance of international cooperation towards protecting Europe’s precious biodiversity and habitats. Ahead of…
Read MoreNature brings happiness and health
That is the outcome of a first study of the University of Antwerpen (Belgium) with approximately 13,000 Flemish participants on the influence of nature on people’s well-being. The study was organised by the University of Antwerpen and INBO in cooperation with Eurosite member Natuurpunt and CM and shows that 80% of respondents feel more fit,…
Read More‘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…
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