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⚠️BREAKING⚠️ We are filing a complaint against the European Commission! Together with ClientEarth, we have presented a complaint to the EU Ombudsman after they say the EU Commission defied its own democratic standards to get a revision of the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) over the line. In March, under pressure from different parties and claiming to be answering to farmers’ demands, the Commission ushered through changes to two key regulations in the CAP – a vast subsidy mechanism worth around €300 billion from 2023-2027, which funds farming operations all over the EU. The changes served to weaken environmental requirements for farmers in the CAP – a fatal move for agriculture. Citing political “urgency”, the Commission conferred with just four farming unions, behind closed doors, with no opinions sought from NGOs or citizens. The previous reform had garnered input from over 300,000 stakeholders.  The resulting proposal for the revision went against the wishes of two of those four farming unions, and the Commission omitted to carry out any kind of impact assessment or otherwise demonstrate that it had taken into consideration the best available evidence.  BirdLife attempted to access documents that may have shown the CAP was already failing to guarantee environmental protection – even without this further weakening – through access to information requests, but the Commission stopped responding.  A group of 16 NGOs wrote to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to ask for the proposal to be withdrawn – but without success.  ClientEarth’s lawyers termed the lightning-speed process that led to the revision “blatantly incompatible with EU law”.  #farmersprotests2024 #NoNatureNoFood

“𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘗𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴.” 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳. 𝟮.𝟲𝗺 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼����𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻! 😡💢 The Guardian exposes this horrific trend using BirdLife’s data. Misinformation, cruel “traditions”, and societal normalisation fuel this bloodbath, and social media is just the bloody cherry on top. It is estimated that 327 bird species are passing or living in Lebanon, and … they are in danger! With climate change affecting migratory paths, many more species are likely to become victims of gluing, trapping, or being shot in the future. Hunting migratory birds in Lebanon has been illegal since 2012! The government needs to act. Read the article here, if your heart feels brave today: https://lnkd.in/dmasSBDJ #Birdlifeflyways BirdLife International Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon

💚 Join us in welcoming WSCC Mongolia to the BirdLife family! We are delighted to have WSCC Mongolia join us as our 123rd BirdLife Partner. Their work towards conserving birds and other wildlife in Mongolia is unmatched 🪶 Mongolia sits at a crucial point for two of our planet’s greatest flyways, the East-Asian Australasian Flyway, and the Central Asian Flyway. Its boundless steppes and waterways provide important stopover and summer breeding sites for migrating birds. These species and habitats are what WSCC has worked to protect for the last 20 years. Want to find out more about their work? Click here to learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eS9urPUF 

📢 We are delighted to open the call for applications to our 2025 Team Awards! We invite applications from teams of early-career leaders worldwide who are addressing global conservation priorities at a local level ⏰ Applications must be submitted online by 18 October, 2024. The selected award-winning teams will receive a project grant of up to 15,000 USD, plus specialised training, mentorship and continuous support through our extensive alumni network. Key eligibility requirements: 🤝 Teams must include at least three people 🌱 All team members must be early-career (i.e. have no more than five years' work experience in conservation) 👉 Team members must be nationals of the country in which the project will take place (though one non-national can be included, if clearly justified) 🌍 Projects must be based in an eligible country (see the full list of eligible and ineligible countries in the detailed guidelines on our website) 🐅 Projects must focus on the conservation of at-risk species such as those designated as DD, VU, EN or CR by the IUCN Red List 📅 The project duration must be between 3-12 months Please note: ✨ As of 2024, CLP funds can be used to pay team members for their work or services during the project. ✨ CLP is committed to supporting people regardless of their educational background. There is no minimum education required to participate as a team leader or team member; we welcome individuals with any formal or informal education. Find out more on our website, including eligibility requirements, how to apply and further resources: https://lnkd.in/ddeyv8B #WeAreCLP #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #CLPAwards2025 📹 We thank CLP alumna Alice Reisfeld, Program Manager at SAVE Brasil, for contributing to this video. We are grateful to the CLP partnership of BirdLife International, Fauna & Flora and Wildlife Conservation Society

Exciting news for European Turtle-Doves! 🕊️ This species, once synonymous with “worrying decline” is showing the first signs of recovery on the western flyway! Thanks to efforts like the zero-take policy implemented in France, Spain, Portugal, and parts of Italy, we're seeing the highest population numbers since 2011. According to the Pan European Common Birds Monitoring Scheme’s population data, the 10-year population trend has improved from "moderate decline" to "stable”, highlighting the positive impact of the hunting ban. Sadly, it's a different story for the central-eastern flyway, where countries like Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Cyprus are still to commit to the recommendation for zero-take and the recovery of the species. We are grateful that the European Commission is committed to restoring threatened species. Together with our Partners, we remain dedicated to achieving the full recovery of the species.💚 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ephcjDRS 📷 Cristian Zamfir/Shutterstock

📢 🌱BREAKING: With less than 100 days until the UN Biodiversity #COP16, I am thrilled to share that over 130 businesses with revenues of $1.1 trillion are calling for ambitious government action to accelerate the implementation of the #BiodiversityPlan and halt nature loss this decade.   These businesses have come together with a united voice to make it clear that the protection, restoration and sustainable use of nature is critical to their future and that collective action is vital. They are calling for clear regulatory frameworks and incentive mechanisms to improve corporate accountability and create a level playing field for businesses and financial institutions.   Especially given the polarized political landscape, this is an important moment to show courage and direction and one we hope will resonate with governments and ministries worldwide. To support this call for renewed policy ambition, the Business for Nature coalition has developed 20 specific policy asks that define how practically the level of ambition businesses are calling for could be implemented. A huge thank you to the many organizations who provided input and feedback.   Businesses are starting to transform their operations and value chain with companies developing and publishing credible nature strategies (https://lnkd.in/en-Kai9f). But they can only go so far. The transformation needed within the private sector will only happen at the required scale and speed if governments urgently adopt, implement and enforce the policies needed to enable business action.    🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/BizCOP16

Me: Bye, have a great weekend team! Manager: It's Tuesday

Audubon is excited to announce that we’ve created, in partnership with BirdLife International, Calidris, Instituto Humboldt, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, a new tool called Alas Seguras (Safe Wings). This decision support system helps users create custom maps of important places for migratory birds—and areas where investments in bird conservation can benefit ecosystems and people. While only currently rolled out in Colombia, the project will soon expand to other countries to help conservationists identify broad-scale priority landscapes for migratory birds and inform on-the-ground conservation actions. bit.ly/4cXzjoI

Win for Birds and Nature 🌿 Bezos Earth Fund fuels biodiversity mapping breakthrough project in two megadiverse regions. 🦜🌴 Led by BirdLife International, the investment has enabled a comprehensive assessment of 719 #KBAs in the Tropical Andes and Congo Basin - a major milestone for conservation. 🦋 Discover more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Whozfa This project was made possible through a collaborative effort between Key Biodiversity Areas, Bezos Earth Fund, Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos - ECOAN, Asociación Armonía, Missouri Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF and Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. #Biodiversity #Conservation #Nature #BirdLifeInternational #BezosEarthFund #TropicalAndes #CongoBasin #Wildlife

Lots of good memories from Global Birdfair this weekend. No heatwave or apocalyptic rain this year - just flat, grey clouds but a lovely atmosphere at a very good new location and a healthy number of visitors. As ever, it was a great chance to catch up with friends and colleagues from nine BirdLife International Partners including Nature Conservation Egypt (NCE) whose Galala Bird Observatory project was this year's beneficiary. Galala is positioned at the heart of the Eastern Mediterranean flyway and the observatory will improve our understanding and raise awareness of migratory birds including threatened species such as the Egyptian Vulture while also inspiring conservation action both within Egypt and across the whole flyway. Over the past 35 years, Birdfair has raised millions for BirdLife Partners and projects while also catalysing similar fairs helping to create great, big birding communities all around the world. It really is a remarkable achievement and we should never take it for granted. Huge credit and thanks as ever to Tim Appleton, Penny Robinson and the whole Global Birdfair team for staging such an enjoyable event.