Biodiversity funding in the EU’s next long-term budget: Opportunities and risks for national plans
March 27, 2025
This joint statement highlights the key opportunities and challenges for improving the design and deployment of biodiversity financing in the next EU budget, particularly if national plans are introduced.
Avoiding the death of LIFE: Why Europe’s flagship environmental programme must remain part of the next EU budget
March 24, 2025
The LIFE programme, a proven and effective resource for financing biodiversity, is widely regarded as one of the EU’s best performing funds.
Răstolița: Major destruction for minimal energy
January 20, 2025
Nestled at the foothills of Călimani National Park in eastern Romania, the Răstolița river, a tributary of the Mureș, flows through a pristine and biodiverse landscape. However, this idyllic setting is under threat from the Răstolița hydropower project, a relic of the communist era. Designed over 30 years ago, this outdated project is incompatible with modern environmental standards and poses a severe threat to the unique ecosystem of the Răstolița river, home to the endangered Danube salmon.
Needs and priorities for biodiversity funding: A comparative analysis of Hungary and Poland
December 20, 2024
his briefing compares national biodiversity needs and priorities in Hungary and Poland, two of the principal recipients of EU funding.
Harmful project documenting tool
December 20, 2024
This project documenting tool offers simple, step-by-step guidance to help people gather essential information on problematic projects – a practical resource for anyone concerned with protecting their natural surroundings.
EU funds: Protecting or damaging nature? How to avoid harmful projects
October 21, 2024
The following recommendations how to prevent projects that damage nature from being financed in the future are based on the case studies from Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia.
EU hails benefits of multi-billion-euro environmental action
August 2, 2024
Five major environmental NGOs – WWF, BirdLife, the European Environmental Bureau, Euronatur and CEE Bankwatch – proposed just such a fund earlier this week, saying it would need an annual budget of between €15bn and €25bn to implement the NRL and operate the Natura 2000 network effectively.
From theory to practice: A case-based analysis of the EU’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle
July 18, 2024
This report, through a series of case studies, analyses how the ‘do no significant harm’ principle has been applied in various EU Member States.
EU-funded project launches to scale private investment in biodiversity
July 10, 2024
Dubbed Bio-Capital and funded under the Horizon Europe scheme, the project will run until Dec. 2027 and see the collaboration of 17 …
Unlocking funds for nature: How the next EU budget must deliver for biodiversity
July 9, 2024
This joint statement offers three policy proposals to improve EU biodiversity financing.
