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March 2017

Finally the EU gets serious about protecting seabirds from fishing!

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​Thanks to the advocacy work carried out by BirdLife Europe and Central Asia and other partner organisations the EU is taking important first steps towards solving the seabird bycatch problem. On 16 March 2017, the European Parliament adopted the essential data collection regulation. Seabirds are amongst the world’s most threatened group of birds. Across Europe, […]

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Celebrating Leventis contributions to biodiversity conservation

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On 14 March 2017, BirdLife Cyprus was invited to give a talk at an event in Cambridge, UK, celebrating the A. G. Leventis Foundation and recognising the significant contributions that the Foundation and in particular Mr Anastasios Paul (Tasso) Leventis have made to biodiversity conservation. The A. G. Leventis Foundation and the Tasso Leventis Conservation

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Illegal bird trapping levels remain tragically high

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With 2.3 million birds estimated to have been killed in Cyprus in autumn 2016, BirdLife Cyprus highlights the urgent need for action by both the Cyprus Government and the SBA Administration. The latest findings of the BirdLife Cyprus surveillance programme show that 21km of mist net rides were active during autumn 2016 within the survey area, which covers

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How did Cyprus do in the first EU Environmental Implementation Review?

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In the beginning of February the European Commission published for the first time ever an overview of the EU environmental policies and laws related to the 28 Member States. Within the report one can find references on the challenges, opportunities and also on gaps related to a number of environmental policies for every MS. More

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Keep up to date and share recent sightings with BirdLife Cyprus’ Google group

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Continuing BirdLife Cyprus’ attempts to ensure both resident and visiting birders receive up to date information on the birds being spotted on the island, we have set up a Google group through which group members can email in their recent sightings and bird news and receive and read those of other members. Once you are a member

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