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💚 Transboundary nature conservation in Europe
🤝 Working with local partner organisations
🌐 euronatur.org/en
🔗 https://m-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/euronatur
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... and it’s nearly here! Happy Friday, everyone! 🎉
Background info: The #AquaticWarbler is one of the rarest #birds in Europe. Over the past century, its population has declined by 95 percent. Currently, there are only about 8,000 singing males left worldwide.
© Žymantas Morkvėnas
#conservation
Background info: The #AquaticWarbler is one of the rarest #birds in Europe. Over the past century, its population has declined by 95 percent. Currently, there are only about 8,000 singing males left worldwide.
© Žymantas Morkvėnas
#conservation
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
... and it’s nearly here! Happy Friday, everyone! 🎉
Background info: The #AquaticWarbler is one of the rarest #birds in Europe. Over the past century, its population has declined by 95 percent. Currently, there are only about 8,000 singing males left worldwide.
© Žymantas Morkvėnas
#conservation
Background info: The #AquaticWarbler is one of the rarest #birds in Europe. Over the past century, its population has declined by 95 percent. Currently, there are only about 8,000 singing males left worldwide.
© Žymantas Morkvėnas
#conservation
A closer look at the world of brown bears 🐻
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, EuroNatur project manager Antje Henkelmann invites you to attend an exciting lecture on brown bears in Europe.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/203eba...
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#conservation #wildlife
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, EuroNatur project manager Antje Henkelmann invites you to attend an exciting lecture on brown bears in Europe.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/203eba...
© Marcus Gangloff
#conservation #wildlife
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A closer look at the world of brown bears 🐻
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, EuroNatur project manager Antje Henkelmann invites you to attend an exciting lecture on brown bears in Europe.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/203eba...
© Marcus Gangloff
#conservation #wildlife
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, EuroNatur project manager Antje Henkelmann invites you to attend an exciting lecture on brown bears in Europe.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/203eba...
© Marcus Gangloff
#conservation #wildlife
It's #GivingTuesday! Especially today, we want to draw attention to an endangered species that urgently needs our support: the Cantabrian brown bear 🐻
You can help us restore the bears' habitat after the wildfires in Spain.
Our goal: 600 #TreesForBears
Link in the comments!
#conservation
You can help us restore the bears' habitat after the wildfires in Spain.
Our goal: 600 #TreesForBears
Link in the comments!
#conservation
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's #GivingTuesday! Especially today, we want to draw attention to an endangered species that urgently needs our support: the Cantabrian brown bear 🐻
You can help us restore the bears' habitat after the wildfires in Spain.
Our goal: 600 #TreesForBears
Link in the comments!
#conservation
You can help us restore the bears' habitat after the wildfires in Spain.
Our goal: 600 #TreesForBears
Link in the comments!
#conservation
After years of delays, NGOs have scored a big step in court against the Vlora Airport in Albania 🎉 The Albanian Administrative Court of Appeal has finally returned the Vlora Airport case for trial at first instance, meaning the court can finally go to the merits of the case.
© Joni Vorpsi/PPNEA
© Joni Vorpsi/PPNEA
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
After years of delays, NGOs have scored a big step in court against the Vlora Airport in Albania 🎉 The Albanian Administrative Court of Appeal has finally returned the Vlora Airport case for trial at first instance, meaning the court can finally go to the merits of the case.
© Joni Vorpsi/PPNEA
© Joni Vorpsi/PPNEA
A ray of hope for Europe's rarest songbird: this year, a record number of Aquatic Warblers were recorded in Lithuania. However, there is still cause for concern. Read more ⬇️
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#birds #conservation
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#birds #conservation
Record year for Aquatic Warblers in Lithuania
A ray of hope for Europe's rarest songbird: this year, a record number of Aquatic Warblers were recorded in Lithuania. During last summer's census, bird conservationists counted 376 singing males. How...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A ray of hope for Europe's rarest songbird: this year, a record number of Aquatic Warblers were recorded in Lithuania. However, there is still cause for concern. Read more ⬇️
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
#birds #conservation
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#birds #conservation
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Important step forward:
Montenegrin Ministry of Environment, together with @euronatur.bsky.social and its Montenegrin partner organisations CZIP and CDE, has signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the protection of the Morača river. #BlueHeartOfEurope
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Montenegrin Ministry of Environment, together with @euronatur.bsky.social and its Montenegrin partner organisations CZIP and CDE, has signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the protection of the Morača river. #BlueHeartOfEurope
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
Major success for the Morača River in Montenegro: Memorandum of Understanding signed to place it under protection
In Montenegro, EuroNatur and its local partner organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to protect the Morača River. This is an important first step toward protecting this wild river.
www.euronatur.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Important step forward:
Montenegrin Ministry of Environment, together with @euronatur.bsky.social and its Montenegrin partner organisations CZIP and CDE, has signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the protection of the Morača river. #BlueHeartOfEurope
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
Montenegrin Ministry of Environment, together with @euronatur.bsky.social and its Montenegrin partner organisations CZIP and CDE, has signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the protection of the Morača river. #BlueHeartOfEurope
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
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1/ In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Upper Horizons hydropower complex is reshaping the landscape and threatening the rivers Buna, Bunica and Bregava, as well as Hutovo Blato and the Neretva Delta. 🌊
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
1/ In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Upper Horizons hydropower complex is reshaping the landscape and threatening the rivers Buna, Bunica and Bregava, as well as Hutovo Blato and the Neretva Delta. 🌊
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1/ Europe’s nature is in crisis.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
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The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
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November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ Europe’s nature is in crisis.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
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The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
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The Western Balkan candidates are still failing to meet EU nature and #biodiversity safeguards. @ec.europa.eu notes serious shortfalls in it's Enlargement Package, especially in protected-area safeguards, species conservation and environmental impact assessments.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Western Balkan candidates are still failing to meet EU nature and #biodiversity safeguards. @ec.europa.eu notes serious shortfalls in it's Enlargement Package, especially in protected-area safeguards, species conservation and environmental impact assessments.
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
We had the privilege of honoring Albanian conservationist Ardian Koçi. His dedication, passion, and tireless work for nature truly inspired us 💚
Watch our video to experience special moments from the ceremony and learn more about Ardian’s motivation and commitment 🎥
Watch our video to experience special moments from the ceremony and learn more about Ardian’s motivation and commitment 🎥
EuroNatur Award goes to conservationist Ardian Koçi | EuroNatur
On the beautiful island of Mainau, we had the privilege of honoring Albanian conservationist Ardian Koçi. His dedication, passion, and tireless work for natu...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We had the privilege of honoring Albanian conservationist Ardian Koçi. His dedication, passion, and tireless work for nature truly inspired us 💚
Watch our video to experience special moments from the ceremony and learn more about Ardian’s motivation and commitment 🎥
Watch our video to experience special moments from the ceremony and learn more about Ardian’s motivation and commitment 🎥
We are still a bit emotional: In a moving ceremony last night, Ardian Koçi received the EuroNatur Award for “his integrity and great personal commitment to protect Divjakë-Karavasta National Park in #Albania,” according to EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/yud5m77z
Read more: tinyurl.com/yud5m77z
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We are still a bit emotional: In a moving ceremony last night, Ardian Koçi received the EuroNatur Award for “his integrity and great personal commitment to protect Divjakë-Karavasta National Park in #Albania,” according to EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/yud5m77z
Read more: tinyurl.com/yud5m77z
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🚨Protected areas are not development zones. 🚨
In 2024, Albania shockingly changed its Protected Areas Law to allow the construction of airports, resorts, and other developments inside protected areas.
This opened the door to projects that threaten some of the country’s most valuable natural sites.
In 2024, Albania shockingly changed its Protected Areas Law to allow the construction of airports, resorts, and other developments inside protected areas.
This opened the door to projects that threaten some of the country’s most valuable natural sites.
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🚨Protected areas are not development zones. 🚨
In 2024, Albania shockingly changed its Protected Areas Law to allow the construction of airports, resorts, and other developments inside protected areas.
This opened the door to projects that threaten some of the country’s most valuable natural sites.
In 2024, Albania shockingly changed its Protected Areas Law to allow the construction of airports, resorts, and other developments inside protected areas.
This opened the door to projects that threaten some of the country’s most valuable natural sites.
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In July, the European Commission published a proposal for a new post 2027 EU budget.
🚨 Nature is left behind with no dedicated fund and no biodiversity targets.
🔍 Read more about gaps in the next EU budget: bankwatch.org/publication/...
🚨 Nature is left behind with no dedicated fund and no biodiversity targets.
🔍 Read more about gaps in the next EU budget: bankwatch.org/publication/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In July, the European Commission published a proposal for a new post 2027 EU budget.
🚨 Nature is left behind with no dedicated fund and no biodiversity targets.
🔍 Read more about gaps in the next EU budget: bankwatch.org/publication/...
🚨 Nature is left behind with no dedicated fund and no biodiversity targets.
🔍 Read more about gaps in the next EU budget: bankwatch.org/publication/...
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Important article in #BalkanInsight about the situation along Vjosa River, 2,5 years after its designation as Wild River National Park.
@euronatur.bsky.social
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/07/t...
@euronatur.bsky.social
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/07/t...
Troubled Waters: Albania’s Wild River ‘Protected Only on Paper’
A wild river given protection as a ‘national park’ in 2023 still faces serious threats to its biodiversity from pollution – and Albania’s government is doing little to stop it.
balkaninsight.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Important article in #BalkanInsight about the situation along Vjosa River, 2,5 years after its designation as Wild River National Park.
@euronatur.bsky.social
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/07/t...
@euronatur.bsky.social
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/07/t...
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1/2 Together with @euronatur.bsky.social and our other partners, we recently visited projects in Poland. 🐦
@otop-birdlife.bsky.social took us to the Vistula River to see a biodiversity-rich area where ringed plover nests are monitored.
@otop-birdlife.bsky.social took us to the Vistula River to see a biodiversity-rich area where ringed plover nests are monitored.
October 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
1/2 Together with @euronatur.bsky.social and our other partners, we recently visited projects in Poland. 🐦
@otop-birdlife.bsky.social took us to the Vistula River to see a biodiversity-rich area where ringed plover nests are monitored.
@otop-birdlife.bsky.social took us to the Vistula River to see a biodiversity-rich area where ringed plover nests are monitored.
Our mentoring programme enters the next round 🌍
Starting in January 2026, our 9-month mentoring programme connects future leaders from the conservation sector with mentors to help you build the skills, networks and confidence in #conservation.
Apply now 👉 More info in the comments!
Starting in January 2026, our 9-month mentoring programme connects future leaders from the conservation sector with mentors to help you build the skills, networks and confidence in #conservation.
Apply now 👉 More info in the comments!
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Our mentoring programme enters the next round 🌍
Starting in January 2026, our 9-month mentoring programme connects future leaders from the conservation sector with mentors to help you build the skills, networks and confidence in #conservation.
Apply now 👉 More info in the comments!
Starting in January 2026, our 9-month mentoring programme connects future leaders from the conservation sector with mentors to help you build the skills, networks and confidence in #conservation.
Apply now 👉 More info in the comments!
#Rivers know no borders 🏞️ That's why we're on our way to a transboundary Vjosa/Aoos Wild River National Park.
Watch the video to learn more about our impact in 2024 and our vision of cross-border river protection.
Or take a look at our 2024 Year in Review! Link in the comments below ⬇️
Watch the video to learn more about our impact in 2024 and our vision of cross-border river protection.
Or take a look at our 2024 Year in Review! Link in the comments below ⬇️
September 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#Rivers know no borders 🏞️ That's why we're on our way to a transboundary Vjosa/Aoos Wild River National Park.
Watch the video to learn more about our impact in 2024 and our vision of cross-border river protection.
Or take a look at our 2024 Year in Review! Link in the comments below ⬇️
Watch the video to learn more about our impact in 2024 and our vision of cross-border river protection.
Or take a look at our 2024 Year in Review! Link in the comments below ⬇️
Victory for nature 📣 Just ahead of the 2025 #IUCN World Conservation Congress, members voted overwhelmingly in favor of #Motion130, which calls for stricter rules against unsustainable tourism infrastructure in the world’s most sensitive protected areas.
IUCN Congress votes in favor of Motion 130: Strengthening restrictions against unsustainable tourism infrastructure
Upfront the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, members have overwhelmingly approved Motion 130 with more than 98 % of votes, calling for stronger restrictions on unsustainable tourism infrastructure in IUCN Category I and II protected areas.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Victory for nature 📣 Just ahead of the 2025 #IUCN World Conservation Congress, members voted overwhelmingly in favor of #Motion130, which calls for stricter rules against unsustainable tourism infrastructure in the world’s most sensitive protected areas.
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Protected areas are not the only, but an extremely important cornerstone of any effective strategy to protect the Balkan lynx. @euronatur.bsky.social @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
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Protecting the Balkan lynx: a European responsibility
++ Event at the EU Parliament in Brussels draws attention to the Balkan lynx ++ Less than 50 induviduals of this rare cat species roam the forests of the Western Balkans ++ Protection of the Balkan ly...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Protected areas are not the only, but an extremely important cornerstone of any effective strategy to protect the Balkan lynx. @euronatur.bsky.social @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
The Transboundary River Forum in Greece has kicked off! We are talking about the protection and sustainable management of transboundary #river ecosystems, with an emphasis on the Aoos/Vjosa 🌊
#natureconservation #transboundaryriverforum #aoos #vjosa
#natureconservation #transboundaryriverforum #aoos #vjosa
September 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Transboundary River Forum in Greece has kicked off! We are talking about the protection and sustainable management of transboundary #river ecosystems, with an emphasis on the Aoos/Vjosa 🌊
#natureconservation #transboundaryriverforum #aoos #vjosa
#natureconservation #transboundaryriverforum #aoos #vjosa
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Der Schutz des Balkanluchs ist ein Symbol für grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit & Naturschutz in Europa. Zusammen mit @euronatur.bsky.social, MEP Sebastian Everding, NGOs aus den Beitrittsländern am Westbalkan & Expert*innen EU-Institutionen haben wir heute die Rettung des Balkanluchs diskutiert.
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Der Schutz des Balkanluchs ist ein Symbol für grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit & Naturschutz in Europa. Zusammen mit @euronatur.bsky.social, MEP Sebastian Everding, NGOs aus den Beitrittsländern am Westbalkan & Expert*innen EU-Institutionen haben wir heute die Rettung des Balkanluchs diskutiert.
The countdown is on: On 16 October 2025, the EuroNatur Award will be presented to Albanian conservationist Ardian Koçi – on the island of Mainau in Lake Constance🏆
We’ll be sharing a Best-Of from the award ceremony right here on social media. Follow us so you don’t miss it!
© Mirjan Topi
We’ll be sharing a Best-Of from the award ceremony right here on social media. Follow us so you don’t miss it!
© Mirjan Topi
September 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The countdown is on: On 16 October 2025, the EuroNatur Award will be presented to Albanian conservationist Ardian Koçi – on the island of Mainau in Lake Constance🏆
We’ll be sharing a Best-Of from the award ceremony right here on social media. Follow us so you don’t miss it!
© Mirjan Topi
We’ll be sharing a Best-Of from the award ceremony right here on social media. Follow us so you don’t miss it!
© Mirjan Topi
Together with our nature conservation partners, we campaign for the survival of otters in South-Eastern Europe 🦦💚
👉 Want to help us protect otters along the Balkan Green Belt? https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/european-green-belt/donate-for-the-european-green-belt
#BESTbelt #EuroNatur
👉 Want to help us protect otters along the Balkan Green Belt? https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/european-green-belt/donate-for-the-european-green-belt
#BESTbelt #EuroNatur
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Together with our nature conservation partners, we campaign for the survival of otters in South-Eastern Europe 🦦💚
👉 Want to help us protect otters along the Balkan Green Belt? https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/european-green-belt/donate-for-the-european-green-belt
#BESTbelt #EuroNatur
👉 Want to help us protect otters along the Balkan Green Belt? https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/european-green-belt/donate-for-the-european-green-belt
#BESTbelt #EuroNatur
"Opening negotiations on the environment chapter may set the dangerous precedent that #Albania can dismantle #nature protection and still make progress in the #EUenlargement negotiations", says EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social. Read more in our press release:
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
Despite nature conservation concerns: EU opens negotiations with Albania
The EU has officially begun accession negotiations with Albania — at a time when the country is experiencing numerous setbacks in nature conservation.
www.euronatur.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Opening negotiations on the environment chapter may set the dangerous precedent that #Albania can dismantle #nature protection and still make progress in the #EUenlargement negotiations", says EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social. Read more in our press release:
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...
One week to go! We're heading to Ioannina, Greece for the Transboundary River Forum 2025 — a unique gathering dedicated to the protection and sustainable management of Europe's shared river ecosystems.
Will you be there too? Let us know — we’d love to connect! 🙋♀️
Will you be there too? Let us know — we’d love to connect! 🙋♀️
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One week to go! We're heading to Ioannina, Greece for the Transboundary River Forum 2025 — a unique gathering dedicated to the protection and sustainable management of Europe's shared river ecosystems.
Will you be there too? Let us know — we’d love to connect! 🙋♀️
Will you be there too? Let us know — we’d love to connect! 🙋♀️