| Investing in biodiversity is not a luxury | ||
| Now is the opportune time for the European Union to take the lead in biodiversity conservation. The conference on “European biodiversity in a global context” highlighted that the EU needs to speak with one voice at the CBD COP10 in October Read more | ||
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| A baseline for measuring progress | ||
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Europe’s failure to halt biodiversity loss by 2010 was partly caused by gaps in available knowledge about the state of biodiversity in Europe and the absence of easily quantifiable targets. The Biodiversity Baseline launched at Green Week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) is intended to solve these problems and provide policymakers with a starting point for measuring the state of biodiversity inside the EU and unveiling major information gaps. It provides a framework for articulating linkages between species numbers, habitats status and ecosystem services, and uses facts and figures that are scientifically robust and have been validated and/or peer reviewed in the Member States. |
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| Save Tatra National Park! | ||
| What is currently going on there is a typical example of the fact, that in CEE EU countries the destruction of protected areas can easily go ahead if there is sufficient economic interest and weak central administration. Sign the international petition to stop the destruction of the oldest Slovak national park! | ||
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| Green Award Székelyudvarhely founded | ||
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CEEweb member organisation Green Agora has founded the Székelyudvarhely Green Award for Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc), Romania. The award is given for outstanding achievements in the field of environmental protection in four categories: private persons, institutions, companies and NGOs. Nominations are welcome until 10th April 2010 at office (at) green-agora.ro. The award ceremony takes places on Earth Day, April 22 in Székelyudvarhely. Details: http://uh.ro/itthon/kozelet/1900-zoeld-dij-udvarhelyszekieknek |
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| Eye on Earth Summit | ||
| The summit will be hosted by Environment Agency Abu Dhabi from 15-17 November 2010 in Abu Dhabi. | ||
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| Danube Basin NGO Network Project | ||
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The European Union has started a process to prepare an EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the second macro-regional strategy of the EU following the Baltic Sea Strategy launched 2009. This process is open to all stake holders of the countries concerned (D, A, SK, CZ, HU, SLO, RO, BG, HR, SER, BiH, MNE, MD, UA). |
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| Meeting of the Environment Council of Ministers | ||
| The Environment Council of Ministers will meet on the 15th March to discuss the Commission Communication "Options for an EU vision and target for biodiversity beyond 2010". In this, the Commission has proposed 4 options for the 2020 EU Biodiversity target. The Council will adopt one of the targets to guide the 2020 Bidi Strategy. The Strategy itself will be adopted end 2010. For further information please visit: http://www.ceeweb.org/workingareas/policies/Bidi_policies.htm | ||
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| Protecting the polar bears | ||
| contribute to make it happen by forwarding the SSN letter to the Ministry of Environment, CITES Management Authority or CITES Scientific Authority of your countries. | ||
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| Report on the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee (CCIC) | ||
| The official report of the last CCIC meeting from December 2009 has already been published. You can find it online on our site: http://www.ceeweb.org/workingareas/conventions/carpathian/index.html | ||
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| 2010 Year of Biodiversity | ||
 The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity. See what CEEweb has to say about it: http://www.ceeweb.org/cbd_cop10/iyb_2010/index.htm |
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| CEEweb member activities & events | ||
| Read more about current activities of the CEEweb members. If you would like to share any news concerning your organization, please contact us! | ||
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| Global challenges – organic approaches | ||
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Organic Food and Farming in times of Climate Change, Biodiversity loss and Global Food Crisis 1 December, Brussels http://www.organic-congress-ifoameu.org/ |
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| YEE Newsletter | ||
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Two pages are about CEEweb Annual Meeting, check page no. 12.  http://www.yeenet.eu/index.php/news/182-the-new-issue-of-yee-newsletter |
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| LIFEnews - November 09 | ||
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Read the newest newsletter of LIFE. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/newsletter/archive2009/documents/lifenews1109.pdf |
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| CBD Newsletter | ||
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Check out the newest newsletter of the CBD Secreteriat targeting civil society: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/square-brackets/square-brackets-2009-11.html |
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| "Biodiversity is life, biodiversity is our life" | ||
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Press Conference was held on launching 2010 the United Nations International Biodiversity Year. http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2009/091103_Biodiversity.doc.htm |
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| Cheeck out Romanian green Youtube | ||
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Visit the new Romanian green video news Ecojurnal! In the website you can find all the latest green videos from Romania, including clips on NGO organised events, demonstartions, interviews, projects and many more! Check out to be up to date on Romanian econews or upload your own video! http://ecojurnal.ecosapiens.ro/ |
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| 1st International "Milvus" Nature Photo Contest | ||
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The results of the 1st International "Milvus" Nature Photo Contest, organised by Romanian CEEweb member Milvus Group are online. Check out the beautiful nature photos that were sent for the contest from all around Europe! http://milvus.ro/photos-2008 |
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| European Parliament visits Bulgarian Natura 2000 sites | ||
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Bulgarian nature protection in the spotlight of the European Parliament The Petitions Committee looks at 17 cases of irregularities with the implementation of the European legislation in Bulgaria. |
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| Strong NGO input into the Biogeographic Seminar RO&BG | ||
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The biogeographic seminar for the last two new member states Romania and Bulgaria was held 9-11 June, Sibiu, Romania. The NGOs participating on behalf of the European Habitats Forum (EHF) made a major contribution to an unbiased and scientifically correct site designation. Goverments from both countries have to finish minor corrections until September 2008 and sort out all other remaining designation deficiencies until September 2009. |
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| View Polish Natura 2000 in Google Earth | ||
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Thanks to CEEweb member Naturalist Klub Poland you can now locate all polish Natura 2000 sites (official + shadow SCI/pSCI) in Google Earth. Open the link: http://www.kp.org.pl/n2k/shl2008/pl_pscis_shadow2008.kmz (be patient, it's 9 MB. You must have Google Earth installed first - it's freeware, downloadable from http://earth.google.com/) |
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| The new Polish government’s first steps to correct Natura 2000 designation | ||
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On 31st March and 1st April the Polish Ministry of Environment organised a „biogeographic seminar” style discussion for governmental and non-governmental experts on the extension of the Natura 2000 network in Poland. Agreement was reached, that more site designation is necessary for the majority of species and habitats. |
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| CEEweb supports protection of Bulgarian Natura 2000 site | ||
| Together with seven other international nature conservation and mountaineering organisations, CEEweb has sent a letter to Bulgarian authorities demanding a halt to illegal construction in Rila National Park, the country's largest national park. Despite its natural values which qualified the area for the inclusion in the European protected area network Natura 2000 the Bulgarian Government decided not to take up the buffer zone of the National Park in the list of protected sites. The underlying economic reasons are clear as the illegal construction works of skiing facilities have already started in the area. | ||
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| Illegal constructions in protected areas continue | ||
| Illegal infrastructure developments in protected and Natura 2000 areas are not a rare phenomenon in Bulgaria. The construction works started very recently in the Irakli-Emine Natura 2000 area are just the newest example of this trend. | ||
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| 33,8% of Bulgaria is Natura 2000 | ||
| After long delays in the designation of the Natura 2000 network, the Bulgarian government made a final decision on the last group of potential sites. 47 new sites were added to the official list which will be sent to the European Commission. With this decision, the Natura 2000 network covers 33,8% of Bulgaria’s terrestrial area. CEEWEB welcomes the positive decision of the Bulgarian government on the included sites. | ||
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| Progress on Natura 2000 designation in Poland | ||
| As a respond to the continous pressure from the European Commission and the number of legal cases started against the country the Polish government adds 75 new sites to the official list of Natura 2000 sites. Many of the newly proposed sites have been proposed by NGOs. The progress is mainly due to the European Commission, which decided not fo finance any investments on "potential" (not submitted / established) Natura 2000 sites from Structural Funds. | ||
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| Bulgaria reaching 28% in Natura 2000 designation | ||
| Bulgaria's government adopted Thursday the proposal of the National Bio Diversity Council for fixing 27 more protected areas, which will be included in NATURA 2000 program. | ||
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| POLAND - EU subsidies frozen over failure to desiganate Natura 2000 | ||
| Several hundred million zlotys of the EU subsidies have been frozen because the Ministry of Environment failed to designate special protection areas for birds as part of the Natura 2000 program. | ||
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| Bulgarian NGOs lodge complaint with EC over Natura 2000 | ||
| Six Bulgarian eco-organizations and the global environment conservation organization WWF have lodged a complaint against the Bulgarian government with the European Commission. | ||
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| Poland challenges Europe on 'via-baltica' highway | ||
| The Polish government announced on 17 July 2007 that the construction of the 'via baltica' motorway between Prague and Helsinki would start on August 1 - despite repeated warnings from the Commission that the project contravenes EU rules on biodiversity protection. | ||
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| PROTEST LETTER! PreDobra (TooGood) for so little electricity! | ||
| Please sign this protest letter, send it to the Croatian prime minister and two addressed ministers, and support our campaign against building of hidropower plant on one of the most beautiful rivers in Croatia, also proposed Natura 2000 site and part of Croatian National Ecological Network under PEEN. | ||
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| Biodiversityin European Development Cooperation | ||
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19-21 September 2006 Supporting the sustainable development of partener countries Most poor people depend on the food, fuel and water that are provided by nature. Threats to the biological diversity that delivers these goods and services can thus have direct impacts on their livelihoods. In turn, the conservation of nature can in some cases generate more options to improve their existence. |
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| Carpathian Convention - Last ratification | ||
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Romania ratifies the Carpathian Convention at the national level. After long waiting, according to infromation from the Romanian Focal Point of the Carpathian Convention, that the ratification Law (389/19.10.2006) of the Carpathian Convention has been published in the Official Journal (No. 879/27.10.2006) of Romania. |
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| Failure to Manage Global Warming Would Cripple World Economy | ||
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Environment News Service 30/10/2006 The most comprehensive review ever carried out on the economics of climate change warns that global warming could inflict worldwide disruption as great as that caused by the two World Wars and the Great Depression. But there is still time to avoid the worst impacts, it says. |
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| Busy year ahead for EU environmental policies | ||
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Environment Daily 2011, 06/01/06 Notwithstanding continuing pressure for greater European competitiveness, 2006 will be a busy year in EU environmental policy-making. We are pleased to offer the following summary of some of the highlights. |
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Carpathians gets Legal Protection !
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Mountain Region in the Heart of Europe gets Legal Protection Vienna/Nairobi, 4 January 2006 - The up to 18 million people living in the Carpathian mountain region have cause to celebrate today with the entry into force of a new international treaty to conserve the area's rich wildlife, wondrous landscapes and cultural heritage. With the decision of Hungary, it brings to four the number of nations that have now ratified the Carpathian Convention allowing it to come into full legal life. The other three countries are the Slovak Republic, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The Carpathian region contains Europes greatest reserve of pristine forest and is a refuge for brown bears, wolves, bison, lynx, eagles and some 200 unique plant species found nowhere else in the world. |
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| CEEWEB's accreditation to UNEP | ||
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CEEWEB has been working within the UN system (GEF; CBD, etc.) for years, and following the decision of the last General Assembly (2004), the Policy Office has made the needed attempt in order to formalize the cooperation. For this CEEWEB requested the United Nations Environment Program to accredit CEEWEB to the Governing Council of UNEP. We are happy to announce, that we have received the official confirmation, that CEEWEB has been fully accredited to UNEP! |
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