Signed letter The Conservation Landowners Coalition (CLC) – an initiative of ELO and Eurosite – reaffirms its support to the objectives of the legislative proposal by the European Commission for a EU Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR).Climate change is impacting European ecosystems to a degree we still do not fully understand, but important decisions have to …
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The international market for ecosystem services is gaining momentum. As global warming and biodiversity loss become more visible, governments, companies, and individuals become more interested in financially contributing to the protection and restoration of our nature. This demand creates an opportunity for a private biodiversity credits market, which can contribute to fill the finance gap …
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In recent years a decline in the number of wild pollinators has been observed. Measures must be taken to protect these species – and the important role they play for biodiversity. With the training and networking day – Hoe wilde bestuivers aantrekken in landbouw-, bos-, en natuurgebied? – landowners, managers and conservation experts gathered to …
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Every year, the US land conservation community meets at the “Land Trust Alliance Rally – the National Land Conservation Conference”. About 1,500 people from hundreds of organisations come together to learn, connect, and recharge. Among them: a growing number of international participants. At this year’s Rally in New Orleans, our LIFE project “European Networks for …
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CNN reports: On Tuesday, August 16, President Biden signed the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ into law at a White House ceremony which agreed to include $20 billion for various land conservation programs. According to the CNN the act represents “the largest climate investment in American history”. The act adopts spending over $430 billion to reduce carbon …
We mark today the first big milestone of biodiversity legislation since the adoption of the Habitats Directive three decades ago. The EU Nature Restoration law complements the Birds and Habitats Directives with time-bound targets and will require restoration action across the territory of the EU Member States, including areas outside Natura 2000. The Conservation Landowners …
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Thank you for joining the ‘Land Is For Ever’ final conference! The 3-year European project, combined European-wide surveys, workshops, interviews, webinars and research, to put insights and ideas of individual landowners, managers and stakeholders into concrete policy, ultimately strengthening private land conservation in Europe. The initial outcomes and lessons learned of the project were used …
ENPLC predecessor project LIFE L.I.F.E is coming to an end Read More »