Action needed to bring Power to the Peatlands
Last week, the Power to the Peatlands conference in Antwerp, called for urgent joint action for nature, climate, and the future. Participants stressed the need […]
We safeguard and restore wetlands for people and nature
Last week, the Power to the Peatlands conference in Antwerp, called for urgent joint action for nature, climate, and the future. Participants stressed the need […]
The draining of peatlands releases more than two billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent annually, about 4% of all annual emissions caused by human activity. This is […]
The conference will be this year’s biggest European peatland symposium. During the three-day event, we will zoom in on both the scientific, management and policy […]
Wetlands International Europe is one of 38 signatories calling for increased ambition to achieve the goal of healthy soils in the EU. The European Commission […]
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law and the EU Green Deal, despite an unprecedented disinformation campaign aiming to destroy […]
Today the European Commission introduced its proposal for a Soil Monitoring Directive. While the proposal provides important recognition of the need for rapid action to […]
Today, 29 June 2023, the Deforestation-free products Regulation enters into force and Wetlands International Europe together with over 150 organisations from 40 countries is calling […]
EU countries, which will be in charge of implementing the Nature Restoration Law, come out in favour of the law and send a strong signal […]
Brussels, 15 June — This morning, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) narrowly voted against the move to reject the EU Nature Restoration Law, allowing […]
Recent political developments are putting the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law at risk, with certain politicians citing largely misleading arguments about food security, its impact […]