Nature benefits: stories from citizens

Nature can provide answers to many societal and environmental challenges the European Union faces today. Citizens from different sectors will share their personal experiences about living and working in Natura 2000 sites during our “How can People and the Economy benefit from Nature? Stories from Citizens” conference in Brussels on June 7th 2017. We will…

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Eurosite 2017 Annual Meeting: Registration open until 10 September

We are happy to announce that this year’s annual member’s meeting is generously hosted by our member Parks and Wildlife Finland (Metsähallitus). It will take place at Haltia – The Finnish Nature Centre in Espoo, Finland from 25 to 27 September 2017. More information can be found here. Join us in Finland!  

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New Friend of Eurosite: CEEweb for Biodiversity

Given the clear complementary aims of Eurosite and CEEweb for Biodiversity, particularly regarding the exchange of knowledge and experience, geographic coverage, and a number of common themes addressed by the two networks, both organisations decided to formalise their working relationship. We are very happy to announce that CEEweb officially became a ‘Friend of Eurosite’ meaning…

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Letter to the Commission: how to better implement Natura 2000?

Together with CEEweb for Biodiversity and representing both of our organisations’ members, we sent a letter to the European Commission where we stated our comments on the proposed Action Plan for better implementation of Natura 2000. The fitness check results concluded that the directives are fit for purpose and that they work best where well…

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Mapping ecosystem services in Romania

Nature provides goods and services, the so-called ecosystem services, which are essential for the healthy operation of the economy and society. For this reason Friend of Eurosite CEEweb together with Milvus Group and MTA ÖK joined forces to map 91 thousand hectares of Natura 2000 areas along the rivers Niraj and Tarnava Mica in Romania.

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Become a Friend of Natura 2000

As part of their active advocacy for not opening the Nature Directives as a result of the recent fitness check, CEEweb for Biodiversity started a campaign to protect the directives. Everybody who is benefiting from Natura 2000 and/or would like to support it, is now encouraged to become a Friend of Natura 2000.

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Migratory Birds for People (MBP) publishes promotion video

The Migratory Birds for People programme consists of 23 partner wetland education centres across Europe and West Africa, forming a network that follows the flight path of many migratory wetland birds species. The MBP Friends of Eurosite are working together to promote awareness raising and conservation of these birds and their habitats. They have recently…

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