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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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Event: Mediterranean Wetlands as Carbon Sinks – LIFE Wetlands4Climate Seminar on 16.11.2023

Wetlands serve as natural reservoirs that absorb and store carbon and thus deserve particular attention in the light of climate change. Recently, the LIFE Wetlands4Climate […]

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Wetlands International Europe’s Voting Recommendations for the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework

In view of the negotiations taking place in the European Parliament, Wetlands International Europe’s developed Voting Recommendations for negotiations on the EU Carbon Removal Certification […]

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#RestoreNature joint statement, September 2023

Wetlands International Europe supports the #RestoreNature civil society joint statement (September 2023) and calls upon all EU Member States, Members of the European Parliament and […]

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Our input on a new agenda for EU relations with Latin America, Caribbean

On 9 February, Wetlands International Europe and the Wetlands International Latin America Regional Office submitted feedback on the European Commission’s Joint communication on a new […]

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London Symposium debates ecological connectivity across temperate coastal habitats

The Zoological Society of London, a Wetlands International Europe member, hosted in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth an event in late November highlighting the […]

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Blog: Wetlands are our ‘life insurance’ yet we continue to neglect them

Europe’s record breaking summer of high temperatures, heat waves and droughts exposed the vulnerability of our agricultural systems, forestry management, energy mix and economies to […]

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Restoring Mediterranean wetlands: From informed policy to implementation

Wetlands and nature-based solutions need feature higher on the political agendas of the EU and its member states, due to the concerning developments in these […]

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Fit for 55 package: an opportunity to further integrate coastal wetlands in the EU climate strategy?

On 14 July 2021, the European Commission will unveil its “Fit for 55 package” proposal, which sets out to put forward legislative initiatives to get […]

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International environmental Alliance issues Red Alert, experts urge Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis to prevent destruction of Erimitis wetlands

Mediterranean environmental organizations have joined forces as members of the Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands to urge Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to intervene to prevent […]