{"id":25207,"date":"2015-05-21T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=25207"},"modified":"2017-06-26T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T11:27:16","slug":"citizens-around-europe-support-nature-alert-campaign-on-international-biodiversity-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/hu\/citizens-around-europe-support-nature-alert-campaign-on-international-biodiversity-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens around Europe support Nature Alert campaign on International Biodiversity Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the International Day for Biodiversity kicks off, citizens and environmental organisations from around Europe are joining the\u00a0Nature Alert campaign<\/a>\u00a0[1].<\/h4>\n

Since the\u00a0online action\u00a0to save European nature from Commission President Juncker\u2019s\u00a0deregulation agenda<\/a>\u00a0[2] was launched nearly two weeks ago, over 122 000 people from many EU member states have joined the campaign. They have answered the European Commission\u2019s public consultation and called on Brussels not to undermine the laws protecting Europe\u2019s most precious birds and wildlife.<\/p>\n

Leonardo Mazza, Biodiversity Policy Officer at the EEB\u00a0<\/strong>said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great to see so many\u00a0national organisations\u00a0working hard to engage citizens across Europe in this campaign<\/em>.\u00a0International Biodiversity Day is the perfect opportunity for all nature lovers to engage with this action and answer the public consultation. Commission President Juncker has called on his team\u00a0to listen to citizens<\/a>. This is his opportunity to show he has his ears open<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ends<\/p>\n

Notes to editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] The internet action called Nature Alert allows citizens across the 28 EU countries to participate in the European Commission public consultation and, by doing so, save the laws that protect nature in Europe. The International NGOs BirdLife, the European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF are organising and promoting the e-action.<\/p>\n

The e-action marks the beginning of a pan-European, multi-annual campaign to stop any threats to current nature protection efforts and to obtain better implementation and enforcement of Europe\u2019s nature laws.\u00a0 More than 90 environmental organisations have joined\u00a0 forces to mobilise members, supporters and the general public to tell the Commission that they want Europe\u2019s nature laws to be maintained, better implemented and enforced.\u00a0The public consultation is open until 24 July.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s nature laws (the Birds and Habitats Directives) are recognised as some of the strongest in the world to protect animals, plant and habitats from extinction. Thanks to these laws, Europe now has the world\u2019s biggest network of protected areas, Natura 2000, covering about one-fifth of Europe\u2019s land and 4 per cent of its marine sites.<\/p>\n

The European Commission has decided to carry out an in-depth evaluation of both laws to determine whether they are effective in protecting our natural world. This process is happening in a context that is clearly hostile to nature conservation, as illustrated by President\u2019s Juncker rhetoric on \u2018business-friendly\u2019 laws and cutting \u2018green tape\u2019.<\/p>\n

[2] EEB\u2019s PR on European Commission\u2019s\u00a0Better Regulation package<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[3]\u00a0List of videos<\/a>\u00a0by organisations from around Europe on the Nature Alert campaign<\/p>\n

Suggested tweets to spread the word of the campaign today:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wondering what to do for nature on International Biodiversity Day? Click here & save EU\u2019s nature laws\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Kja7c1<\/a>\u00a0#IDB2015<\/p>\n

Happy International Biodiversity Day. Wondering what to do for nature?\u00a0 Join the Nature Alert campaign here\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Kja7c1<\/a>\u00a0#IDB2015<\/p>\n

For further information contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonardo Mazza, Biodiversity Policy Officer, 0032 (0) 2 289 10 93,\u00a0leonardo.mazza@eeb.org<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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