Problematic measures to be addressed during the ongoing assessment of Recovery and Resilience Plans
June 9, 2021
This briefing provides a compilation of assessments of recovery plans submitted to the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The document was prepared in cooperation with Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, EuroNatur and the European Environmental Bureau
Планът за възстановяване нямал амбиция за биоразнообразието
May 27, 2021
Националният план за възстановяване и устойчивост на България показва слаба амбиция в областта на опазването на биоразнообразието. Това …
Планът за възстановяване нямал амбиция за биоразнообразието
May 27, 2021
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Zeleně, ale smysluplně. Ekodotace budou celistvější
May 27, 2021
Na zlepšení životního prostředí v Česku šlo v minulém období z EU přes 370 miliard korun. Unie nyní zjednoduší pravidla čerpání. Chce také …
Polska: Jak Krajowy Plan Odbudowy traktuje bioróżnorodność?
May 22, 2021
Dziś (22 maja) obchodzony jest Międzynarodowy Dzień Różnorodności Biologicznej. Działania związane z klimatem są jednym z najważniejszych …
Building back biodiversity: How EU Member States fail to spend the recovery fund for nature
May 20, 2021
This report brings together assessments of the national recovery and resilience plans of ten central and eastern European (CEE) countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia). It outli
Nature is the missed opportunity of the EU’s recovery plans
May 5, 2021
Post-COVID recovery plans are the perfect moment to reset Europe’s economy and become more sustainable, but current plans show that Europe …
Energetska zajednica: očuvanje okoliša i biološke raznolikosti pretvorilo se u „mrtvo slovo na papiru“
April 21, 2021
Hrvatska, Albanija, Bugarska, Bosna i Hercegovina, Sjeverna Makedonija, Crna Gora, Rumunjska i Srbija potpisnice su ugovora o osnivanju …
Opportunities for biodiversity and environment missed in Bulgarian recovery plan
April 15, 2021
Instead of reforms, the country plans to rehab an irrigation system that can potentially destroy wetlands, and without transparency and public dialogue, the plan cements business-as-usual. With a 30 April deadline for submitting national recovery plans approaching and recent parliamentary elections, the Bulgarian government is failing to propose reforms and measures for biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and low carbon economy. Instead, actions such as rehabilitating state-owned irrigation systems not only contradict national strategies but might damage valuable wetland habitats. A lack of transparency and public dialogue casts a further shadow on the process.
Last chance for Member States to include biodiversity in recovery plans
April 12, 2021
Instead of proposing measures that protect nature, countries plan to spend recovery money on projects that jeopardise the EU’s biodiversity objectives. Countries can still reverse this worrying trend before it’s too late.
