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Decisive vote in favour of the Nature Restoration Law and wetlands 

Great news! In a tense voting session on 27 February 2024, the European Parliament supported the European Union’s Nature Restoration Law. This sends a clear […]

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EU Commission Urged to Act: Call for Draft Amendment on Lead Restriction in Outdoor Activities

Leading Conservation Organizations and Experts Call on EU Commission to Address Lead Pollution in Outdoor Activities In a joint effort to combat the ongoing environmental […]

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Last round for the Nature Restoration Law

Wetlands need a Nature Restoration Law now, more than ever On 27 February, the European Parliament will vote on the Nature Restoration Law, and this […]

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Limiting environmental damage, human rights abuses and Indigenous Peoples’ rights violations: Civil society guidelines for the implementation of the EU Critical Raw Materials Regulation

Wetlands International Europe together with  multiple civil society organizations comprising the Raw Materials Coalition drafted guidelines for the implementation of the EU Critical Raw Materials […]

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Resolutions from the CMS COP14 lack the necessary attention for migratory freshwater fishes

Coinciding with the Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14), […]

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CALL TO ACTION: EU Wetland Partnerships Initiative

Healthy wetlands offer economic opportunities, support jobs, and provide livelihoods, but they are being lost. Business as usual is not working. We need international partnerships […]

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Halting the proposed Water Resilience Initiative risks deeper harm to flood and drought hit Europe

The members of the Living Rivers Europe Coalition reacted strongly against the news that the promised initiative for water resilience of the European Commission is […]

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Written feedback to the 6th consultative discussion on the implementation of the EU RMIP for Sub-Saharan Africa

Wetlands International Europe participated in the sixth consultative discussion with CSOs and ALAs on the implementation of the EU RMIP for Sub-Saharan Africa held on […]

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Open Letter to Ursula von der Leyen: Concerns about Commission’s proposal to extend Derogations to GAEC 8 under CAP

27 NGOs have aligned to publish an open letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. The organisations express their serious concerns […]

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WET HORIZONS: Upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe

  WET HORIZONS aims restore wetlands by enhancing knowledge and developing tools for large-scale action. The project improves data on peatlands, floodplains, and coastal wetlands, […]