Shane Sparg

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

⚠️BREAKING⚠️ The EU Member States fail today to secure a majority in the Council of Ministers to support the Nature Restoration Law

Despite the widespread support and the fact that the deal had been already approved in the European Parliament, the NRL has been stalled by last-minute political manoeuvres of Member States, putting our environment at risk. This setback contradicts the EU's commitment to biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and environmental sustainability.

We condemn the actions of Member States who are not supporting this crucial legislation: Hungary, that unexpectedly changed its position last minute and the other abstaining or opposing countries (NL, SE, PL, IT, BE, FI, AU) that didn’t challenge their stance. This was a clearly politically motivated move that has now put not only the NRL but the whole EU decision-making process in jeopardy.

It is vital that the NRL is adopted before the summer break to ensure the protection of our natural world and the rights of citizens. We call on @EU2024BE and on @vonderleyen to take decisive action to salvage this key pillar of the European Green Deal.

The credibility of the EU is on the line in this critical year of EU elections. Failure to enact the NRL not only undermines environmental protection but also impacts decision-making on climate targets and disaster preparedness. We need to work together to ensure the EU remains a global leader in environmental conservation and fulfils its commitments under the Global Biodiversity Framework.

#RestoreNature #NoNatureNoFuture

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

🎉The Environment Committee of the European Parliament just voted in favour of the law to #RestoreNature, approving the final text with 53 to 28 votes.

The proposal is now only one step away from the European Parliament’s side of the co-decision process to become reality: adoption in plenary.

👉Our full reaction here: https://t.co/aABHxuHmMZ

#NatureRestorationLaw

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

“Destroy nature and you destroy the economy,” said @FrankElderson & @ecb back in June

Ahead of the decisive votes on the Nature Restoration Law, companies urge all MEPs & Member States to support its final adoption & protect the economy

Full statement: https://t.co/L7HDYDbony

[Wim Van den Bossche @ooitje]

@BirdLifeEurope @LillaBarabas1 @ArielBrunner @_Ivan_Ramirez @ShaneSparg when watching #oystercatchers will never be the same anymore 🤣👇
You are a guest - this is where I live. The oystercatcher. https://t.co/VB8KZBURKj via @YouTube

[Aggregates Europe 🇪🇺 @AggEurope]

Join Aggregates Europe - UEPG! 🌍 We're hiring a Public Affairs Officer in #Brussels. Dive into European Public Affairs, engage with decision makers, and travel across Europe.🚀 #PublicAffairs #JobOpportunity

Apply now: https://t.co/ozkqmvPeVZ

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

Our Lithuanian Partner is making the largest river in Lithuania, the Nemunas, a suitable home for Little and Common Terns again! 😊

With The Lithuanian Ornithological Society’s guidance and expertise, the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority created 23 new sandy and gravel islands and beaches in four protected areas along the river. The existing islands were also bolstered up to make sure they are suitable for nesting.

Thanks to this excellent collaboration, a significant increase in the number of nesting sites of the Little and Common Terns in the project area has been observed.

🤗By working together, we can make our rivers thrive again. #RestoreNature

Read the full article: https://t.co/JGcvJoBk7v

📷 1&2. Renatas Jakaitis 2. The Lithuanian Ornithological Society (LOD)
#LIFEterns, #LIFEprogram #LIFEproject

[SERestoration @SERestoration]

Don't miss the webinar book launch on 20 October (AEDT)/19 October (ET)! Learn about "Ecological Restoration: Moving Forward Using Lessons Learned" through a lineup of expert speakers, including Dr. Paul Gibson-Roy and Prof. Kingsley Dixon. Register: https://t.co/dbHoGeI31c

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

📢We are hiring!

Do you have #nature conservation at heart and would like to represent our organization in its numerous partnerships?

Then you might be our next Conservation Partnership Manager!

More info here 👇https://t.co/z5DyY6vHpE

📆Deadline to apply: 23 October 2023
#greenjobs #jobsearch #JobAlert #EUJobs #EUcareer

[Stuart Butchart @stubutchart]

Overlapping the Forest Landscape Integrity Index with @KeyBiodiversity Areas, we found that 26% of current forest extent in KBAs is high integrity but has no or partial coverage by protected areas
https://t.co/mqWSlzL85e #BirdLifeScience @BirdLife_Sci @cyclonewatson @TomEvans_WCS

[SERestoration @SERestoration]

SER2023 Final Outcomes: Restoration Community United in Call to Reconnect People & Nature and Deliver Restoration Worldwide. Read the full statement: https://t.co/0fritZGXvP

#SER2023 #generationrestoration

[Business For Biodiversity Ireland @BizBioIrl]

Are you prepared for the changing regulatory environment? That's the question asked at this autumn's #ESGSummit, Nov 9. Lorraine Fitzgerald, Head of Sustainability, Glenveagh Properties & Joe Lynam, Business Editor, @Newstalk FM, are among the speakers. https://t.co/41hvrT6vrt

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

Floods. Heatwaves. Wildfires. Droughts.

It is the duty of our leaders to give Europeans a law that will truly protect them from future climate change-related disasters.

200 NGOs urge to adopt the #RestoreNature Law that is fit for purpose!

👉 https://t.co/kGAQ5ZqY4R

[Sofie Ruysschaert @SofieRuyss]

Nature restoration as a tool to move from business risks to business resilience.

Check new report of @ClimateCLG for business calls and case studies on why we need strong EU #RestoreNature Law.

@EU_Commission @eu2023es @Europarl_EN

https://t.co/mY43F4l3mu

[patagoniaeurope @patagoniaeurope]

Fifty years of business unusual has taught us a lot about how to hack capitalism and do better by the natural world. Our new book shares those stories, hard-learned lessons and practical tips to help others rethink business like our planet depends on it. https://t.co/rri7Q2ZGin

[Shane Sparg @ShaneSparg]

@ArielBrunner @ByHedge @CLAIREMCCAMPHIL @PGDynes Correct, the climate is the catalyst here not the cause…time we as humans took responsibility for what we cause!

[Business For Biodiversity Ireland @BizBioIrl]

The term #NaturePositive has grown without a clear and aligned understanding among business, finance & government on what the phrase represents. The Nature Positive Initiative aims to clarify the definition to ensure necessary actions and accountability: https://t.co/Ols4MF1AlA

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

⚠️Members and volunteers of the Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia (BPSSS @BirdLifeSerbia) are currently receiving a massive amount of hate and death threats on social media after reporting the illegal killing of migratory birds!

Up to 800 illegal calling devices for quails are placed every weekend in Serbia. The use of devices for mass destruction of wild birds is prohibited by the Serbian criminal code. Due to this form of illegal hunt, every year at least 50,000 quails are killed, inflicting massive damages to our biodiversity.

On the 9th and 10th of September 2023, members and volunteers of the BPSSS discovered electronical devices and found 3 armed Italian citizens carrying 8 freshly shot quails and no hunting or weapon permit. The discovery was immediately reported to the police.

The president of a local hunting society published on Facebook on the 12th of September a video in which he spread dangerous misinformation around the episode, spurring rage from the Serbian hunters and encouraging them to take their anger out on the activists. This resulted in more than 60 hate posts, including explicit death threats, against BPSSS' members.

🚨We strongly condemn the hate campaign and death threats, as well as the defence of illegality and ecological destruction.
We call on @SerbianGov authorities to act swiftly and decisively to protect our activists and preserve the #RuleofLaw
We urge @FACEforHunters to clearly reject such behaviour and act within the Serbian hunting community to restore peace, legality and dignity.

#FlightForSurvival

[Cement Europe @Cement_Europe]

Last call! 🚨 Join our #webinar "What’s Buzzing in Our Quarries?" this Thursday at 10am. See how #quarries support #pollinators & the EU #cement sector's commitment to boost wild pollinator populations.🐝💛
Partner of #EUMineralsDays
🔗 Register: https://t.co/eJ1V9wpi7B

[Shane Sparg @ShaneSparg]

#RestoreNature 👏we need more of this across the continent...and the🌍if we are serious about a more sustainable future!

[Wetlands International @WetlandsInt]

"Backed by over £16 million of government funding these new landscape-scale projects will drive collaboration and supercharge peatland restoration across the country to tackle climate change and fight biodiversity loss." @pow_rebecca
https://t.co/WHHOkZ6TGr

[WWT @WWTworldwide]

Every single one of these waders is now on the UK Red List of Conservation Concern ⚠️

Rising sea levels and habitat loss are just some of the threats they face.

On #WorldShorebirdsDay, share this post and drop your favourite wader in the comments 👇