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News | 10th Aug 2026

Over 600,000 call on EU to defend nature laws as wildfires sweep across Europe

As the European Commission’s public consultation on the future of the Birds and Habita…

News | 12th Jun 2026

#HandsOffVjosaNarta – why Europe needs to defend its nature laws

What happens when environmental laws get weakened? Just ask the flamingos. For more than ten…

News | 12th May 2026

Nature laws ‘stress test’ opens door to weakening of environmental protections

Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the efficiency of its Natur…

Resource | 29th Apr 2026

Case Study | Mega pollution and human rights in As Conchas water reservoir

When weak enforcement harms people and nature: Spain’s livestock megapollution ruling Acro…

Resource | 10th Apr 2026

Case Study | Cocoa, forests and the EU’s responsibility

Chocolate and the last forests of West Africa In West Africa, cocoa is the backbone of rural…

Resource | 3rd Mar 2026

Case Study | Covas do Barroso lithium mine

In the North of Portugal, the proposed lithium mine of Covas do Barroso is putting a test on…

News | 12th Feb 2026

“Competitiveness” cannot come at the cost of health and nature

Meeting with business lobbies under the banner of “competitiveness,” EU leaders are usin…

News | 18th Dec 2025

Nature restoration takes off

A new NGO-led evaluation finds that implementation of the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is un…

Resource | 17th Dec 2025

Letter | Over 200 NGOs call on national ministers to uphold wolf protection

With this letter, over 200 undersigned civil society organisations call on national minister…