At COP17 on biological diversity, nearly 200 countries are discussing strategies to achieve their environmental goals, while environmentalists in Armenia are fighting illegal logging with innovative technology. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #Armenien (translated)
The UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan faces the challenge of achieving the ambitious nature goals agreed upon four years ago in light of alarming interim results and a lack of support, especially from the private sector. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #Weltnaturabkommen (translated)
Viechertante wrote that the colleagues from Wildbrücke had summarized the situation well. Dormice belong to the more affordable wildlife in raising, but without support, no assistance can be provided. Viechertante thanked the supporters and explained that every euro helps the animals. https://t.co/5m74wLbR6x #Wildtiere #Naturschutz #Tierschutz (translated)
For months, people have been protesting in Tirana against the issues at the universities and the government of the socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama, as anger grows over the controversial Flamingo Revolution surrounding a real estate project in a nature reserve. #FlamingoRevolution #Proteste #Albanien (translated)
A regulation by the red-green state government in Burgenland is causing controversy among forest owners and forestry experts, as it significantly restricts reforestation with foreign tree species that cope better with the effects of climate change. #Klimawandel #Forstwirtschaft #Naturschutz (translated)
Nature conservation should be integrated into all areas of politics. It is not only the responsibility of environmental ministers, but also all other ministries, especially those for finance, agriculture, energy, and the economy, emphasized the UN organizer of the World Biodiversity Conference, Astrid Schomaker. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)
The global stocktake is "a clear call to action," said Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)
There is progress, but not enough. We are far from what is needed," lamented UN Secretary-General António Guterres. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned before the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan that the goals of the World Nature Agreement are at risk and that the "war against nature" is not yet over, as countries fall short in their promised progress and financing commitments. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)
Six months after an attack by a wolf on a 65-year-old woman in Hamburg, several wolf sightings in the city have been confirmed again. #WolfSichtung #Hamburg #Naturschutz (translated)
The barn swallow has been named Bird of the Year 2027 because its population is threatened and it is endangered in its reproduction due to climate change and the loss of nesting sites. #Mehlschwalbe #Vogelschutz #Naturschutz (translated)
The BUND Hessen celebrates its 50th anniversary and emphasizes the need to continue fighting for environmental and nature conservation, as despite past successes, the challenges posed by climate change and the loss of biodiversity persist. #Naturschutz #Klimaschutz #BUNDHessen (translated)
Sabine commented on the incident with a tiger in Yorkshire and criticized demands to kill or euthanize the animal. In her opinion, the tiger did nothing wrong and merely displayed natural predator behavior when a stranger intruded into its territory. Even if the man or boy had been a person with a disability, they apparently managed to overcome a safety measure, she wrote. If the person had been accompanied or supervised, in Sabine's view, the caregivers or companions had neglected their duty of care. #Tierschutz #Naturschutz #Wildtiere (translated)
Vorarlberg's planned amendment to the nature conservation law, which aims to simplify bureaucratic processes, is facing significant criticism as it could jeopardize the protection of moors and natural habitats. #Naturschutz #Vorarlberg #Moore (translated)
Today, approximately 180,000 Aldabra giant tortoises live on Aldabra Atoll, which were once nearly extinct, demonstrating the success of long-term conservation efforts, while challenges such as climate change and introduced species continue to pose a threat to these animals. #Riesenschildkröten #Naturschutz #Aldabra (translated)
In Burgenland, criticism from Birdlife is growing regarding allegedly illegal hunting methods caused by the use of electronic sound decoys in quail hunting, while the authorities promise to review the incidents and reform hunting oversight. #Jagdaufsicht #Naturschutz #Wachteljagd (translated)
Gantner has announced that the amendment to the Nature Conservation Act is to be changed. (translated)
According to a WWF report, global wildlife populations continue to decline dramatically, with vertebrate populations shrinking by an average of 73 percent from 1970 to 2022, and the main causes of this decline are human-made factors such as food production and habitat destruction. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #WWF (translated)
In Munich, there is a state of emergency after a hunter discovered a possibly escaped big cat, possibly a puma, with a night vision device, and the police and rescue teams are now searching for the animal in a nature reserve. #PumaAlarm #München #Naturschutzgebiet (translated)
Near Munich Airport, the police have launched a large-scale search for a suspected puma after the animal was sighted in a nature reserve, using helicopters and drones for this purpose. #PumaAlarm #München #Raubkatze (translated)
