Environmental groups want a ban on the financing of new hydropower projects. They say that while a new international standard is a step in the right direction, it does...
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Emerging Europe is likely to see huge investment in infrastructure in the coming years, much of it financed by the European Union’s Covid-19 recovery fund. But how to...
The wolf is set to become a fully protected species in Slovakia after the country implemented a total ban on hunting. The hunting of wolves will be illegal in Slovakia...
Romania has banned the fishing and sale of wild sturgeon indefinitely. But according to the WWF, bans are not enough. Hot on the heels of the release of the World...
For the past year, governments from across Central and Eastern Europe have been pressuring the European Union to include less restrictive criteria for biomass energy...
The Danube, as well as the Rioni river in Georgia, are the only two rivers remaining in Europe where migrating sturgeons reproduce naturally. The world’s dazzlingly...
Good news stories might have been hard to come by in 2020, but in the midst of a challenging and tumultuous year, the European bison (Bison bonasus) has moved from...
The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius last week announced the six winners of the Natura 2000 Awards for 2020. The...
Five Hungarian villages – Püspökszilágy, Rákócziújfalu, Bátya, Ruzsa, and Tiszatarján – are pioneering cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions...
WWF-Hungary has produced a new publication to address public curiosity and concerns regarding wolves; these magnificent animals whose shrinking and fragmented habitats...
Poland will be emerging Europe’s largest beneficiary of coronavirus recovery funds under the Next Generation EU proposals revealed by European Commission President...
The European Commission on May 20 formally launched its comprehensive new biodiversity strategy to bring nature back into our lives, as well as its much-heralded Farm to...
