BirdLife Europe & Central Asia
@birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
When birds thrive, nature thrives, and so do we.
We take the pulse of the planet through birds; protecting their habitats & global biodiversity.
BirdLife is the largest nature conservation partnership in the world.
We take the pulse of the planet through birds; protecting their habitats & global biodiversity.
BirdLife is the largest nature conservation partnership in the world.
Find out more: www.birdlife.org/landscape-na...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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We gratefully acknowledge support from the Sigrid Rausing Trust and the @endangeredlands.bsky.social.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We gratefully acknowledge support from the Sigrid Rausing Trust and the @endangeredlands.bsky.social.
Local communities prosper, benefiting from sustainable grazing and agriculture, all supported by the ecosystem services of this restored landscape.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Local communities prosper, benefiting from sustainable grazing and agriculture, all supported by the ecosystem services of this restored landscape.
✨Our vision for 2050: The forests across the Yeghegis Valley are fully restored. At least ten hydropower plants have been removed or restored, allowing the river to flow freely once again.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
✨Our vision for 2050: The forests across the Yeghegis Valley are fully restored. At least ten hydropower plants have been removed or restored, allowing the river to flow freely once again.
Our partner @fpwc.bsky.social is driving the valley’s revival, from reforesting slopes to reviving biodiversity, and is partnering with local communities to protect the valley’s future.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Our partner @fpwc.bsky.social is driving the valley’s revival, from reforesting slopes to reviving biodiversity, and is partnering with local communities to protect the valley’s future.
But the valley’s fragile ecosystem faces mounting threats from hydropower, unsustainable harvesting of wild fruits, mismanaged waste and overgrazing.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
But the valley’s fragile ecosystem faces mounting threats from hydropower, unsustainable harvesting of wild fruits, mismanaged waste and overgrazing.
Tucked away in the Caucasus region, this valley harbours a stunning array of globally and regionally threatened species, including elusive predators like the Persian Leopard, wildcats and lynx, as well as the endangered Armenian Mouflon—of which fewer than 200 individuals remain in Armenia.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Tucked away in the Caucasus region, this valley harbours a stunning array of globally and regionally threatened species, including elusive predators like the Persian Leopard, wildcats and lynx, as well as the endangered Armenian Mouflon—of which fewer than 200 individuals remain in Armenia.
The ombudswoman's announcement here 👉 www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press-rel...
Ombudsman finds maladministration in how Commission prepared urgent legislative proposals
The proposals concerned corporate sustainability due diligence (Omnibus I), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and countering migrant smuggling.
www.ombudsman.europa.eu
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The ombudswoman's announcement here 👉 www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press-rel...
✊𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱.
With @clientearth.bsky.social, we filed a complaint & today the Ombudswoman confirmed what we have said for a long time:
Democracy cannot be sidestepped, and environmental protections cannot be weakened in the shadows!
Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/11...
With @clientearth.bsky.social, we filed a complaint & today the Ombudswoman confirmed what we have said for a long time:
Democracy cannot be sidestepped, and environmental protections cannot be weakened in the shadows!
Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/11...
EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks
NGOs welcome the EU Ombudswoman’s finding that the EU Commission committed maladministration
www.birdlife.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
✊𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱.
With @clientearth.bsky.social, we filed a complaint & today the Ombudswoman confirmed what we have said for a long time:
Democracy cannot be sidestepped, and environmental protections cannot be weakened in the shadows!
Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/11...
With @clientearth.bsky.social, we filed a complaint & today the Ombudswoman confirmed what we have said for a long time:
Democracy cannot be sidestepped, and environmental protections cannot be weakened in the shadows!
Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/11...
But instead of an open, evidence-based process, meetings were held with only 4 farming unions, ignoring citizens, NGOs, and scientific evidence entirely.
😱 Even more surprising 2/4 of the agriculture unions rejected the proposal! But the Commission went ahead without proper impact assessment!
😱 Even more surprising 2/4 of the agriculture unions rejected the proposal! But the Commission went ahead without proper impact assessment!
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
But instead of an open, evidence-based process, meetings were held with only 4 farming unions, ignoring citizens, NGOs, and scientific evidence entirely.
😱 Even more surprising 2/4 of the agriculture unions rejected the proposal! But the Commission went ahead without proper impact assessment!
😱 Even more surprising 2/4 of the agriculture unions rejected the proposal! But the Commission went ahead without proper impact assessment!
📸 by Leanne Quille
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📸 by Leanne Quille
Find out more here: www.birdlife.org/landscape-na...
Osogovo Mountains
Bringing life back to the Osogovo Mountain Stretching across the borders of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, the Osogovo Mountains are a sanctuary for Brown Bears, Golden Eagles, and rare Balkan endemic…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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👀 Our vision: the Osogovo region’s biodiversity thrives alongside vibrant local traditions. Forests are more resilient to climate change, with reduced soil erosion and healthier ecosystems that have brought back species like the Semi-collared Flycatcher and White-backed Woodpecker.
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
👀 Our vision: the Osogovo region’s biodiversity thrives alongside vibrant local traditions. Forests are more resilient to climate change, with reduced soil erosion and healthier ecosystems that have brought back species like the Semi-collared Flycatcher and White-backed Woodpecker.
Luckily, our Partner Macedonian Ecological Society is spearheading a mission to restore Osogovo and revive its biodiversity. ⭐️
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Luckily, our Partner Macedonian Ecological Society is spearheading a mission to restore Osogovo and revive its biodiversity. ⭐️
🚨 But the fragmentation and degradation of Osogovo’s forests are weakening the mountain’s natural defences and increasing the risk of wildfires and landslides. Invasive species, unsustainable farming, and poaching further disrupt the ecosystem.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🚨 But the fragmentation and degradation of Osogovo’s forests are weakening the mountain’s natural defences and increasing the risk of wildfires and landslides. Invasive species, unsustainable farming, and poaching further disrupt the ecosystem.
The Commission’s proposal for the next EU budget risks abandoning LIFE.
Removing LIFE means removing a lifeline for nature, deepening an already critical biodiversity funding gap, & undermining Europe’s environmental goals.
LIFE must be kept alive. Nature needs funding to survive.
Removing LIFE means removing a lifeline for nature, deepening an already critical biodiversity funding gap, & undermining Europe’s environmental goals.
LIFE must be kept alive. Nature needs funding to survive.
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Commission’s proposal for the next EU budget risks abandoning LIFE.
Removing LIFE means removing a lifeline for nature, deepening an already critical biodiversity funding gap, & undermining Europe’s environmental goals.
LIFE must be kept alive. Nature needs funding to survive.
Removing LIFE means removing a lifeline for nature, deepening an already critical biodiversity funding gap, & undermining Europe’s environmental goals.
LIFE must be kept alive. Nature needs funding to survive.