Wildlife Conservation

On the 15th of August 2019, the second update of the invasive alien species of union concerns entered into force. The additions consist of 5 animals and 13 plants. The list counts now 66 species (new species in bold): PLANTS Scientific name English name Acacia saligna (Acacia cyanophylla) Golden wreath wattle Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligator weed Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge bluestem Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Baccharis halimifolia Eastern baccharis Cabomba caroliniana Fanwort Cardiospermum grandiflorum Balloon vine Cortaderia jubata Purple pampas grass Eichhornia crassipes Water hyacinth Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's waterweed Ehrharta calycina Perrenial veldt grass Gunnera tinctoria Chilean rhubarb Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal tea plant Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant hogweed Heracleum persicum Persian hogweed Heracleum sosnowskyi Sosnowsky's hogweed Humulus...

09 August, 2020 /

On 20 May 2020, the European Commission presented the Farm to Fork (F2F) and the Biodiversity strategies. Both are at the heart of the EU’s Green Deal. Amongst other important initiatives...

09 July, 2020 /

The two groups that gather organisations representing rural actors and regions in the EU highlighted this during the ‘Amplifying local voices: Addressing rural development in the CAP post 2020’ event at the Representation of the...

18 February, 2020 /

Recent data indicate that most large carnivore populations in Europe are stable or increasing. This is a conservation success, but it also raises multiple questions of coexistence with natural and human activities. In a recent ruling, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the use of hunting as a population management tool for strictly protected species is compatible with EU law. But what does that mean? And what are the possible next steps?...

22 October, 2019 /

In its ruling today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the use of hunting as a population management tool for strictly protected species is compatible with EU law. The case involved questions for a preliminary ruling by Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court to the ECJ on the interpretation of derogations under the EU Habitats Directive....

10 October, 2019 /
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