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Giuseppe Palermo

@pulicane.bsky.social
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Retired librarian. Now I take care of my books (environment, politics). I try anyway to be useful. Special interest: land consumption, biodiversity loss, invasive species. I live in Sicily.

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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Strait of Messina Bridge threatens the migratory route of birds heading to Northern Europe. It is not a local issue: if you want to see these birds return every year, please help us. www.lipu.it/news/ponte-s...
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Il Ponte sullo Stretto minaccia la rotta migratoria degli uccelli tra Eurasia e Africa | Lipu ODV
Con una lettera inviata alla Commissione europea e al Cms (Convenzione conservazione specie migratrici), 79 associazioni euroasiatiche e africane di BirdLife International (Lipu in Italia) scrivono: "...
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remember: the safety of migratory birds is not a local issue.
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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A protected bird was deliberately killed. The cruelty caught on camera is difficult to watch. Yesterday, at Ħal Farruġ, a hunter was filmed killing a Kestrel, a protected species. The footage shows the kestrel being held under the hunter’s foot until it takes its last breath. youtu.be/NW7JqWHcnqA
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A Kestrel’s last breath
YouTube video by BirdLife Malta
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Solidarity to our Italian Partner LIPU and their brave volunteers in the Naples region who have been victim of an intimidatory arson attack. They have been working against the illegal shooting of migratory birds for 20 years, and have no intention to stop.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stunning, accessible and informative report here: sowb.birdlife.org
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State of the World’s Birds | BirdLife
BirdLife International’s report on the state of the world's birds — trends, pressures, and conservation responses.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good coverage of our new milestone assessment of the state of migratory birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says
Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another study finds farm subsidies to have hardly any impact on the the main objective used to justify them- food security. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
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Ernährungssicherheit: Wie sinnvoll sind die Maßnahmen der Politik?
Braucht es Agrarsubventionen, um die Lebensmittelversorgung in Europa zu sichern? Eine neue Studie des NABU stellt ein zentrales Argument von Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Rainer infrage. Von Eva Hube...
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The wasteful farce of the Messina Strait Bridge continues. Here are some of the main criticisms of this environmentally and economically devastating project: gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/08/29/c...
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Continua la dispendiosa commedia del ponte sullo Stretto di Messina.
mare e coste (foto Benthos) Il progetto del ponte sullo Stretto di Messina continua il suo accidentato e ondivago percorso.
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Read to believe: the Tuscany region's latest hunting regulations: gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/08/23/l...
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L’ignobile deriva venatoria toscana.
Chiusdino, ruderi dell’Abbazia di San Galgano La Regione Toscana guidata dal Presidente Eugenio Giani ormai sta vivendo una progressiva delirante deriva venatoria.
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
An initiative to share and support: Sardinia, hunting suspension requested due to exceptionally adverse weather conditions for wildlife. gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/08/22/s...
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Sardegna, chiesta la sospensione della caccia per le eccezionali condizioni climatiche negative per la fauna selvatica.
Pettirosso (Erithacus rubecula) In Sardegna, com’era ampiamente previsto (vds. Sardegna Foreste, Arriva l’estate: le sfide della gestione forestale in Sardegna, 3 giugno 2026), l’estate 2026 …
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Voting green, or not: what drives members of the European Parliament opposition to agri-environmental reform?
Substantive agri-environmental policy change has not materialized within EU agri-food governance despite emerging scientific consensus on the need for…
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
After Hungary had to run don it's nuclear plant due to dry river, now jellyfish are shutting down EDF's nuclear plant in Gravelines. Despite spending hundreds of thousands in preventive measures. The #climate breakdown has a certain sense of humor.
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NABU @nabu.de · 27/01/2025
Die Zivilgesellschaft in Europa gerät zusehends unter Druck. Manche Konservative und Rechtsextreme wollen wichtige EU-Umweltschutzgelder streichen und so Teilhabemöglichkeiten einschränken 🚫. Unser Dachverband @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social kritisiert dies: www.sustainableviews.com/defunding-de...
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Defunding democracy: will Europe let Putin and Musk dominate the debate?
Ariel Brunner is regional director at BirdLife Europe  Reducing EU financing for environmental non-profits will significantly impact who influences policymaking
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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
“So basically, whether we have too much or too little, the solution is always to destroy nature and intensify production,” said Ariel Brunner, the director of Bird Life Europe. “The justification is openly hypocritical.” Farmers were supposed to set aside 4% of their land in return for subsidies.
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‘Hypocritical’ European politicians weaken climate policies amid farmer protests
Under pressure from the far right in upcoming elections, environmental concessions being made across continent
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Albania is not for sale." The protest against Kushner's resort and more (video and other new documentation) www.editorialedomani.it/politica/mon...
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«L’Albania non è in vendita»: la piazza smaschera Rama e i progetti degli Albanian Files
«Il premier non vuole fare dietrofront e il perché lo si trova in quei documenti», racconta il deputato Muçi. Un volume di quasi 800 pagine, presentato dal primo ministro, che raccoglie 523 progetti d...
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Rigenerazione urbana e qualità dei suoli, con interessante riferimento alla Nature Restoration Law. Un autore da seguire: www.infobuild.it/approfondime...
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La rigenerazione urbana parte dall'urbanistica del togliere - INFOBUILD
Per città vivibili occorre restituire spazio al suolo, al verde e alle persone. Paolo Pileri ci spiega rigenerazione urbana.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The current political concensus is that "nature conservation has gone too far". Sadly, the reality is the very opposite. Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe | Nature Ecology & Evolution share.google/KnsJvVsTNy6E...
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-84-... For the moment, we are not even trying to stop making things worse. Let alone trying to fix the problems.
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Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025  - Carbon Brief
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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agenciasinc.es @agenciasinc.es · 29/07/2026
🌊 La subida del nivel del mar será la causa principal de las inundaciones en el Mediterráneo español Así lo pronostica un estudio conjunto de @universidadgranada.bsky.social y @upc.edu
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La subida del nivel del mar será la causa principal de las inundaciones en el Mediterráneo español
Un estudio advierte de que la subida del mar tendrá más impacto que las tormentas en el riesgo de inundación durante el siglo XXI. Las diferencias regionales en precipitaciones, características de las...
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agenciasinc.es @agenciasinc.es · 31/07/2026
✈️ Viajar por el mundo sin destruir el planeta: ¿es sostenible el turismo? La masificación turística se ha convertido en una sobreexplotación que conlleva una gran huella climática y una fuerte presión sobre las poblaciones locales
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Viajar por el mundo sin destruir el planeta: ¿es sostenible el turismo?
La masificación turística se ha extendido más allá de los destinos tradicionales hasta los rincones remotos, una sobreexplotación que conlleva una gran huella climática y una fuerte presión sobre el m...
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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
BirdLife Malta has submitted a formal objection to PA/03747/26, a proposal for a solar farm and associated infrastructure covering approximately 27,360 m² of pristine garrigue at Ta’ Kuljat, Żebbuġ, Gozo. Read BirdLife Malta's full objection 👇️
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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Have you been following our Barn Swallow family? The second breeding cycle is well underway, & three chicks have hatched! They’re growing fast & are now getting ready to take their first flights. Make sure you tune in before they leave the nest! Watch the nest live 👉 bit.ly/blmswallowsnest
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hunting: Is there an Environment Minister in Italy? The devastating bill's parliamentary progress continues. gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/07/24/c...
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Caccia: in Italia esiste un Ministro dell’Ambiente?
Daino (Dama dama) E’ iniziato l’esame in sede di commissioni permanenti presso la Camera dei Deputati del  disegno di legge “Modifiche alla legge 11 febbraio 1992, n. 157, recante norme per la…
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Meanwhile the farm lobby has successfully lobbied for: More fossil fuel based fertiliser More methane emissions More diesel subsidies Easier destruction of wetlands Harder transition to resources saving &healthier plant based diets. "Food security" is weaponised to destroy our actual food security.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
During the green deal, the farm lobby killed the attempt to reduce farmers dependence on nitrogen fertiliser. Now the EU just spent 540 milion €, in one go, on extra fertiliser subsidies. This is money taken from taxpayers and handed to Russian and Gulf regimes.
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KTeaTalks @kttalks2.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
What Ivanka & Jared are doing is worse than I thought they are destroying natural wetlands of Albania. The corruption is unpalatable. Ariel Brunner is fighting them tooth & nail and boy oh boy is he angry. As he should be. Ariel Brunner is Europe & Central Asia Director of BirdLife International.
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I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster
The damage at Vjosa-Narta is not fake news. Bulldozers are tearing into one of Europe’s most precious wetlands.
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Zach Boren @zdboren.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New investigation from @grilledmedia.bsky.social & @theguardian.com Documents from inside Europe's most powerful farming org show how it lobbied "in the same way as the tobacco industry" (their own words!) to block policies for public health & the environment www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
More on Kushner island in Albania."In a podcast released in May, Trump described the planned resort as “massive” and beautiful".
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Kushner Island: A shocking documentary on habitat destruction, both planned and already occurring: www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: Work at Kushner-Linked Resort in Albania Could Affect Sensitive Landscape
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Another important victory in the fight to save Poland's Vistula river from the misguided #E40 waterway project. savepolesia.org/crucial-vict... @otop-birdlife.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
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A crucial victory for the Vistula: сourt dismisses appeal for Siarzewo dam - Save Polesia
On 19 June the Vistula River caught a break. The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw dismissed the appeal filed by the state-owned investor, Polish Waters (Wody Polskie)…
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Italian government is trying to take hunting legislation back to the 1980's. In brutal violation of EU law. Against all scientific advice. Threat is to birds from the Arctic to Southern Africa. We need support. Here is our Italian Partner's petition: share.google/g92NXJnrh4pC...
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@GIORGIA MELONI FERMA CACCIA SELVAGGIA!
Un disegno di legge prevede la liberalizzazione dell'attività venatoria, con un impatto distruttivo sugli uccelli migratori e la natura. Aiutaci a convincere la Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni...
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"Tineke Strik, the Dutch MEP heading a European parliament fact-finding mission to the Balkan nation, said Albania’s leadership was “playing with fire” by pursuing the €1.4bn (£1.2bn) real-estate venture that would, she said, wreak havoc on virgin coastline".
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In last week heat wave, Belgium had peak excess mortality higher then at hight of COVID pandemic. Meanwhile both Belgian and EU politicians keep treating climate change has some sort of left wing pet issue, or as a minority hobby. Or actively working to make it worse.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Some boreal forest species fail to recover even 100 years after clearcutting share.google/Tx0CHYbkxTHf... The forestry lobby keeps defending clear cuts and old growth logging, and opposing strict protection. On the premice that forest is nothing more than a renewable stand of wood.
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Some boreal forest species fail to recover even 100 years after clearcutting
Boreal forests are being clear-cut faster than some of their wildlife and plant species can recover, with a few failing to return even 100 years after harvesting, according to University of Alberta-le...
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New real estate speculation in Sardinia About 50 ha of coastal land with dozens more inland rich in Mediterranean scrub are affected by a much larger project than the one currently subject to the procedure. www.corriere.it/economia/fin... See also: gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/06/26/s...
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers is expected to have all melted away by Monday, marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as Glacier Loss Day."
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Kushner Island" and the Flamingo Revolution. Initiatives to stop the project: www.salviamoilpaesaggio.it/blog/2026/06... See also, on developments in Albania: www.radioradicale.it/scheda/79305...
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Resort in Albania: Lipu scrive all’ambasciatore dopo lo stop della Commissione Ue
Dopo l’accoglimento dell'Ue della denuncia per violazione delle direttive Natura, la Lipu-BirdLife scrive all’Ambasciatore albanese in Italia, chiedendo di attivarsi presso il proprio governo: “Ora ab...
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Politics as an extention of family business. www.euractiv.com/news/italian...
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Italian MEP takes aim at EU lead-shot ban | Euractiv
Heir to Fiocchi ammunition dynasty objects to proposed restrictions
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Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind.
Screenshot from Politico.
Headline: Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says
Standfirst: Tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
So latest indiscretions on the upcoming EC #Livestock Strategy is that it will try to change the way GHG emissions are calculated so that they look lower, rather then do anything to actually lower them. As Europe roasts in yet another revord breaking heat wave, we go for another Potemkin village
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The EC is pouring 540 million euro into fertiliser subsidies. In one go. The EU LIFE budget for all ecologically related projects is under 340m euro this year. Nicely captures everything that is wrong with our policies that promote crisis situations instead of preventing them.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We know what needs to be restored and how to do it. All we need is the political will.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The mining industry is at the forefront of the attack on EU environmental laws (alongside intensive farming, chemicals & pharma). Interesting they claim all their projects are sustainable, but also cannot proceed without allowing deterioration of water resources www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions
Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
EU Omnibus proposal increases pesticide risks | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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EU Omnibus proposal increases pesticide risks
More efficient environmental risk assessment and stronger protection are achievable
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Giuseppe Palermo @pulicane.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Deregulation of hunting bill in the Italian Parliament: gruppodinterventogiuridicoweb.com/2026/06/18/i... See also: www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...
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Inizia la discussione in aula del putrido disegno di legge sulla deregulation venatoria. E il Ministro dell’Ambiente che fa?
Fringuello (Fringilla coelebs) e bossolo Niente da fare.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Good op ed by our Dutch Partner @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social on the on going "stress test" of the EU nature legislation www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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Opinie: Hoeveel is onze natuur ons nog waard?
Terwijl Europa zich opmaakt voor een warme zomer, werkt Brussel achter de schermen aan het afzwakken van de wetten die onze vogels en natuur beschermen.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Breaking news: European Parliament ask Albania for a moratorium on all projects in Protected areas untill national law brough back in compliance with EU laws. www.birdlife.org/news/2026/06...
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European Parliament backs nature as Albania’s Flamingo Protests reaches Strasbourg
MEPs vote to call on Albania to repeal legislation allowing destruction of protected areas and to suspend all new developments within protected areas until it is done.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Your monday feel good story. #RestoreNature How eight beavers solved a Tube flooding problem engineers have been trying to fix for years | The Independent share.google/8N4bPbddP85Q...
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How eight beavers solved a decades-old Tube flooding problem
The creatures were reintroduced in 2023 after being hunted to extinction 400 years ago
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Paul Gauci @pgau.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Nature knows no borders,” BirdLife Malta said, arguing that safeguarding Albania’s wetlands and coastal ecosystems also helps protect the birds, marine environments and natural heritage shared across the Mediterranean region. lovinmalta.com/news/local/b...
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BirdLife Malta Joins Call To Protect Two Of Albania's Most Important Natural Sites
BirdLife Malta has joined environmental organisations and local communities in Albania in calling for the protection of two of the country’s most important natural sites: the Vjosa-Narta Lagoon and Sa...
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Albanian prime minister said on CNN that my PPNEA colleague was spreading disinformation, and some other troubling things. This is my reply. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster
The damage at Vjosa-Narta is not fake news. Bulldozers are tearing into one of Europe’s most precious wetlands.
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