25th January 2023, 15:00 – 16:30 (CET), webinar (online) This webinar is organised by the project’s working group on financial incentives for private land conservation. Speakers Dr. Tilmann Disselhoff – NABU/Eurosite Welcome and introduction to the topic / Transnational donations for nature conservation in Transylvania, Romania Meenakshi Fernandes – EP Directorate – General for Parliamentary …

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MONTIS is organizing 2 Bioblitzs in November. A Lichens and Mosses Bioblitz on the 12th of November, and a Mushroom Bioblitz on the 13th. Both activities are free to participate and MONTIS provides lunch and insurance. The events will take place in Carvalhais, São Pedro do Sul, where MONTIS manages about 100 ha. There is …

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We are happy to share with you two volunteering opportunities with our project partner the Latvian Fund for Nature. Internships are on the topic of grassland habitat inventory and management or urban grassland inventory and managementInternship on grassland habitat inventory and managementLatvian Fund for Nature offers a unique internship in the spring/summer of 2023 for …

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26th October 2022, 9:00 – 12:30 (CET), webinar (online)Speakers include: Joseph van der Stegen – European Comission, Nature Conservation Unit Diana Reinoso – Science for Change Carlos Sánchez – Fundación Artemisan Mathias Brummer – Nature Conservation Network of Catalonia (XCN) Nora Rouillier – National Museum of Natural History Hèctor Hernàndez – La Sínia association Beth …

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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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As European public nature conservation programmes remain chronically underfunded, private philanthropic funding is a crucial contribution to battling the climate emergency and biodiversity loss. However, cross-border philanthropy in the EU faces legal and administrative hurdles that create a prohibitive and disincentivising environment for donors who want to support European nature outside of their country of …

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In medieval times and before, wooded meadows could be frequently found throughout Europe as hunter-gatherers created them in a sustainable dialogue with nature. In modern times, most wooden meadows fell prey to intensive agriculture. In the Baltic region, however, original wooden meadows still exist, a habitat providing the highest species densities found in Europe and …

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It goes without saying that nature conservation is a pivotal part of the battle against climate warming and the loss of biodiversity. Yet, to this day nature conservation is chronically underfunded. The accessibility to nature restoration funds and tax incentives for nature conservation is a precondition to successfully tackling these issues. But the current complexity …

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Conservation easements, the legal binding of nature conservation to land, could strongly impact Europe to support the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and help restore biodiversity in many landscapes. The potential of conservation easements for private land conservation in the EU is confirmed. However, the legal, political, social and economic context differs considerably between European countries. …

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