Daniel Mitchell

Saving Europe’s seabirds 🐦 and seas 🌊 (at least trying!) as European Marine Coordinator with @BirdLifeEurope. Views are my own. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇹 he/him

[Daniel Mitchell @DRMMitchell]

@gunsnrosesgirl3 The Usual Suspects

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

🚨 BREAKING: the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention lowers the protection status of wolves!

This decision, driven by the EU's push to weaken #wolf protection, is a dangerous misstep lacking any solid scientific basis.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/EdEBRX3jM4

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

☠️Lead is toxic at EVERY level.☢️

Yet, 44,000 tonnes are dumped into the EU's environment each year from hunting, shooting, & fishing - poisoning both people and nature.
We need to stop this madness.

We need to #BanLeadNow.

Sign our petition 👉 https://t.co/hErO0zc6yT

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

🚨 New report: EU’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy goals at risk

The EU set ambitious goals to protect and restore our natural environment by 2030, but according to our latest findings, these targets are slipping further out of reach.

Why is progress stalling?

Read the full report now to uncover the truth behind the numbers and the gaps that need closing.

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#RestoreNature #EUbiodiversity #EUGreenDeal

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

A harsh wind blows from the European Commission!

Puffins, Kittiwakes, and many sea mammals outwait their hunger as the ban on sandeel fishing in UK and Scottish waters is still being challenged by the Commission.
To “settle” the dispute, an arbitration tribunal has been opened.

Together with our Partners and 34 UK and EU-based NGOs we issued a statement asking the European Commission to withdraw from this starvation process.

Sandeels are not fished for human consumption but to feed livestock and aquaculture!

As @ArielBrunner says, “The EU is on the wrong side of both science and history. To continue fishing sandeels threatens the collapse of other fish stocks and directly endangers the future of small-scale fishers for the benefit of a very specific industry. Commissioner @CostasKadis’ litmus test awaits him as soon as he takes over the Commission. Will he be the ocean champion he claims to be? If he is, he must support the ban of sandeel fishing.”

Read more here: https://t.co/0vGtVw4OQ7

#RestoreNature #Puffins #SaveSeabirds

@Natures_Voice @DOFBirdLife @LPOFrance @BirdWatchIE @BirdLife_News @BirdLifeSverige @Fuglavernd @NABU_Biodiv @vogelnieuws

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

Our seas aren’t just massive fishing grounds, they’re vital to all life on Earth. Yet, EU industrial fisheries keep pushing them to the brink.

Here's our take on @CostasKadis' hearing.

#hearings #restorenature

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

⚠️ Europe’s green transition is already underway - we can’t stop now!

Renewable and green technologies are powering the EU economy, benefiting business, nature and society.

They also help create a resilient, sustainable and socially fair EU.

More than 180 NGOs agree: Environmental laws must deliver on their promise. Policy-makers must stick to the agreements made and implement the rules.

Keep the Green Deal solid. Nature needs certainty!

Read our joint statement: https://t.co/dgpfr41YWJ

#WeHadADeal

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

The EU is trying to kill Puffins.

Earlier this year, the UK and Scottish Governments announced that industrial sandeel fishing will no longer be permitted in English and Scottish waters.

Industrial sandeel fishing in the North Sea is starving Puffins and Kittiwakes to death.

But the EU wants to keep doing it - and has filed a complaint against the UK.

Read more about it:
https://t.co/82m02dUzOJ

#RestoreNature #Puffins #SaveSeabirds

[Ariel Brunner🇺🇦 #Xdissenter @ArielBrunner]

EU vs Puffins-
Shamefully, the EU has just triggered post Brexit arbitration mechanism to to try and force the UK to reopening the ecologically devastating Sandeels fishery that is at the heart of the collapse of North Sea marine food chains. https://t.co/bMUzDxsAmm

[BirdLife Marine @BirdLifeMarine]

🎉New review celebrates 20 years of collaboration for marine conservation through the BirdLife Seabird Tracking Database!

Learn how >43 million locations from our amazing contributors are used to save seabirds🐧🗺️

News: https://t.co/qbFln1JHwK

Paper: https://t.co/AmgJt9WSL4

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

🌱It's happening! Member States are about to start implementing the law to #RestoreNature 😍

As EU countries will draft their National Restoration Plans, we prepared practical guidance and recommendations for them. 🤓

Don't miss our new report 👉https://t.co/uiJs3cE9EO

[Daniel Mitchell @DRMMitchell]

Send your message of hope and show decision makers that we are united to protect all life on our planet. https://t.co/2BAjDsAY4y

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

The ocean needs you! 🌊

We've released the #BlueManifesto, our blueprint for saving the ocean and securing a healthy future for our planet.
Spread the word, and demand action from our leaders and policymakers!

Dive into the movement 👉 https://t.co/yPWh1zfnSS
#EUOceanAction

[Daniel Mitchell @DRMMitchell]

https://t.co/F7Mq3ZC3R9

[Daniel Mitchell @DRMMitchell]

Kicking off #OceanWeek with the launch of the Blue Manifesto in the European Parliament

🌊 A roadmap to the ocean we want and need 🌊

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

The ocean is waiting for you!🪸

Join us next week during #EUOceanWeek and listen to what it has to say.

https://t.co/RryOBWjkCl

@surfridereurope @OceanaEurope @SeasAtRisk @ClientEarthEUR @WWFEU

[Kirsten Carter @Sealemonsrock]

"To meet net zero and stop biodiversity decline we must work with nature, not against it. This means restoring habitats, properly planning offshore development, and investing in protected areas to safeguard wildlife and keep blue carbon locked up,” .https://t.co/yaGNDhrV04

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

MEPS‼️

The next 5 years will be intense, no doubt. Make sure you are coming prepared for the upcoming #oceanDeal, we are helping you!

Meet with the Ocean on October 2nd in our OCEAN LAB. Experts and scientists will bring you up to speed on fisheries, biodiversity, energy, the blue economy, and pollution and health.

You can't miss us really, we are in the European Parliament, 3rd floor, in the exhibition area.

Just stop by, we are waiting for you!
https://t.co/Q4vK2ZyTbY

#EUOceanWeek2024 #BlueManifesto #OceanLab

[Simon Gorta @GortaBirds]

New research in @ConLetters from @AlexJB497, @MarsKlaassen, Richard Kingsford, @rohanclarke01, and I demonstrating the potential for HPAI H5N1 virus transmission via food-theft (kleptoparasitism) in seabirds: https://t.co/loM1DmwH2l

Pic: David Tipling

[Iván Ramírez @_Ivan_Ramirez]

A short article highlighting some of the results of our recent #seabird #bycatch paper 😉
https://t.co/zUwyf79WW5