January 2017

Setting the ball rolling for Rollers in Europe and beyond

The European Roller is an iconic species of European farmland. This summer visitor suffered large declines in the past in its breeding grounds in southern and eastern Europe and has already gone extinct in several central European countries. The main causes of decline are habitat degradation, due to intensification of agriculture and abandonment of traditional

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Development plans in Akamas get green light by Department of Environment

The first days of 2017 saw two more positive opinions given for projects that are planned to materialize inside or near the SPA (Special Protection Area) and SCI (Site of Community Interest) of Akamas peninsula by the Department of Environment. These two positive opinions are related to the expansion of the quarry within the quarry

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European Commission refers France to the Court of Justice

On 8 December 2016 the European Commission announced through a press release that it is taking France to the EU Court of Justice for failing to address continued violations of the legislation on the conservation of wild birds. The Birds Directive (2209/147/ΕC) prohibits activities that pose a threat to birds, such as deliberate killing or

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Experienced bird surveyors needed for volunteer work in Cyprus (March – June 2017)

BirdLife Cyprus is looking for highly competent, experienced and hard-working fieldworkers to visit the island as full-time volunteer bird surveyors, to help with the monitoring of breeding bird species and Atlas survey work. Only one or two volunteers will be accepted for 2017, so early application is advised. What sort of person are we looking

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