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30 Jahre Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Stimmen der Zukunft

30 Jahre Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Im heurigen Jubiläumsjahr geben wir in mehreren Videos vielfältige Einblicke. Hier lassen wir Kinder der Region zu Wort kommen, wie sie ihren Nationalpark sehen. Video: Filmfalt Media

UpdateECOTON

Ikan Lokal Kembali ke Kali Surabaya, ECOTON Perkuat Kolaborasi Konservasi Sungai

Gresik, 11 September 2026 — Puluhan ribu benih ikan lokal Kali Surabaya dilepas ke sungai, Jumat (11/9), di kawasan bantaran Kali Surabaya, Kecamatan Wringinanom, Kabupaten Gresik. Penebaran ikan menjadi bagian […]

Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s “G3 Seoul Plan” Moves into Full Scale Implementation, Aiming to Make Seoul a Global Top 3 City with a Focus on Quality of Life

The 9th popularly elected administration’s flagship strategy sets out 5 future visions, 20 strategic goals, and 100 key tasks Health & Safety: Strengthening health and safety through 10-minute exercise zones, a comprehensive green-space management system, and 24-hour everyday safety zones Shared Growth: Lowering barriers to everyday life through Seoul Without Loneliness 2.0, offline Seoul Learn,..

DRP 140926: How prepared are we to face Himalayan Disaster Risks?

So short answer to the question in the title above is NO. This is true across the Himalayan region. There is a lot we can do to firstly understand the risks involved, see what we can do to monitor and be prepared for the risks, what we can do to not increase the disaster vulnerability of the risks, achieve transboundary research, monitoring and information exchange agreements and mostly importantl

2026 September (Vol.126)

The 9th popularly elected administration’s flagship strategy sets out 5 future visions, 20 strategic goals, and 100 key tasks Health & Safety: Strengthening health and safety through 10-minute exercise zones, a comprehensive green-space management system, and 24-hour everyday safety zones Shared Growth: Lowering barriers to everyday life through Seoul Without Loneliness 2.0, offline Seoul Learn,..

Yamuna Manthan 0926: River Cities Failing to Protect, Sustain Water Resources

The proceedings in NGT cases from Noida and Greater Noida reveal administrative failure to protect groundwater and surface water resources. There are thousands of illegal vehicle-washing units extracting groundwater, while wetlands are being defiled by solid-waste dumping.

Hima for Peace Takes Centre Stage at BirdLife Summit in Nairobi

From protecting birds and habitats to building bridges between communities, Lebanon’s Hima revival offers a community-led pathway to conservation, resilience and peace Nairobi, Kenya — The ancient Hima system of community-based conservation took centre stage in Nairobi, as the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) brought its Hima for Peace initiative […]

10 Local Brand Districts Welcome Visitors with Outdoor Dining, Food, and Arts

Seoul to host fall festivals in 10 local brand districts from September to October, with programs highlighting each neighborhood’s unique character University neighborhoods near Konkuk University and in Hoegi-dong bring dining outdoors; Magok-dong transforms into an open-air art gallery; Seongbuk-dong offers opportunities to explore the neighborhood on foot; and Gwanghui-dong showcases food and cu

Birds are running out of places to land: 45% of migratory bird species now in decline

BirdLife International today publishes State of the World’s Birds at the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi. BirdLife Partners, NGOs, governments and financial institutions sign the Nairobi Flyways Declaration, as development bank initiatives spanning Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas move into delivery. Nairobi, Kenya, 11 September 2026: BirdLife International today launched the State of the Wo

Andre Bechara Highlights SPNL’s Hima Model for Community-Led Conservation at BirdLife Summit

Andre Bechara, Head of the Homat Al Hima Programme at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), brought Lebanon’s Hima experience to an international discussion on strengthening community leadership in conservation during the BirdLife Summit in Nairobi. The session explored how community, Indigenous and women-led leadership can be more fully embedded in […]

Interview: Every disaster also presents an opportunity to learn

Q: “This incident has indicated that the risks we face in the Himalayan region are increasing with climate change,” said Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Can we just blame it all on climate change and ignore the role aggressive development poses in an ecologically fragile zone? Or is climate change indeed the main villain? ANS:… Continue reading Interview: Every disaster also presents an opport

Morning bike ride – European Mobility Week

As part of European Mobility Week, Terra Cypria – The Cyprus Conservation Foundation, with the...

UpdateAmerican Rivers

What’s next for the Colorado River?

For more than the last century, the flows of the Colorado River have been managed and dictated by the demands of a rapidly growing and changing West. There are founding legal documents, and then agreements stacked on those, often known as the “Law of the River.” These agreements are between states, between sovereign nations, including Tribal Nations and Mexico; between districts and companies and

Humedales para la vida

Los humedales son esenciales para nuestra vida. Sin embargo, están desapareciendo y degradándose a un ritmo alarmante. Desde Wetlands International lanzamos una ambiciosa estrategia para la próxima década: un nuevo enfoque que ofrecerá soluciones e impulsará un cambio transformador en los humedales en beneficio de las personas, la naturaleza y el clima. A partir de ahora, todo lo que hagamos debe

Повик за изразување интерес за отстранување на вештачко езерце Јанков Камен

Во рамки на своите активности за ослободување на речните текови, Еко-свест објавува повик за компании за изразување интерес за физичко отстранување на вештачкото езерце Јанков Камен во општина Вевчани. Компаниите кои изразиле интерес ќе бидат поканети на консултативен состанок и ќе им бидат доставени детални информации и технички проект за отстранување. Изразувањето интерес треба да […]

ОТВОРЕН ПОВИК ЗА НАБАВКА НА МАТЕРИЈАЛИ И ОПРЕМА ЗА ЕЛЕКТРИЧНИ ОГРАДИ

Центарот за истражување и информирање за животна средина „Еко-свест“ од Скопје, во рамки на проектот “Jablanica–Karaorman Biological Bridge” поддржан од ПОНТ (Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust), има потреба од набавка на материјали и специјализирана опрема за монтажа на заштитни електрични огради (електрични пастири). ЦЕЛ НА НАБАВКАТА Целта на оваа набавка е обезбедување висококвалитетни материјали и комп

UpdateRiver Action UK

‘Where is the evidence?’ More than 20 leading organisations challenge Government plans for poultry expansion

Coalition urges Environment Secretary Angela Eagle to reject further industrial poultry expansion and deliver a regenerative poultry strategy More than 20 leading environmental, animal welfare, food and farming organisations have written to Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle urging the Government to reject further expansion of industrial poultry farming and use its forthcoming Poultry Sector

UpdateEcoAlbania

TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Nature-based Restoration of the Buna River TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Shiko & Shkarko EcoAlbania ka përgatitur Planin Teknik të Fizibilitetit dhe Zbatimit për restaurimin e një segmenti prioritar prej rreth 450 metrash përgjatë lumit Buna, në qarkun e Shkodrës. Ndërhyrja synon të adresojë erozionin aktiv të bregut, shkëputjen graduale të një dege natyrore dytësore […]

UpdateEcoAlbania

THIRRJE PËR EKSPERT/E – Ekspert/e për Shërbimet e Ekosistemit

EcoAlbania – Qendra për Mbrojtjen e Ekosistemeve Natyrore në Shqipëri hap thirrjen për angazhimin e një Eksperti/e për Shërbimet e Ekosistemit (Ecosystem Services Expert), në kuadër të projektit “PAMANCA – Protected Areas Matter: Advocating for Nature Conservation in Albania”, të financuar nga Bashkimi Evropian dhe të zbatuar nga EcoAlbania në partneritet me ResPublica dhe Forumin e Mendimit […]

A Fukushima in the Himalayas: How Ignored Warnings Drowned Nepal’s Hydropower Dream

In late August 2026, the mountains of central Nepal roared, and a geological time bomb finally detonated. Following the collapse of a glacier near the Tibetan border, a catastrophic wall of water, mud, and debris tore through the Bote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys. For the communities and workers caught …

Evening nature walk at Agios Sozomenos

The Pandoteira project invites you to an evening nature walk at Agios Sozomenos, just outside Nicosia. 25/09/202617:45...

Manjares del Humedal: libro de cocina que rescata los sabores de la pesca artesanal del río Paraná

Manjares del humedal es un libro de cocina que reúne 24 recetas que recuperan los sabores, saberes y experiencias de la pesca artesanal en el Delta del Paraná. Vicente Cuevas, chef y autor de las recetas, nos cuenta cómo crecer en el humedal despertó su curiosidad por sus especies y por las posibilidades de darles valor agregado a través de la cocina: brochetas de surubí, albóndigas de tararira, p

UpdateRiver Action UK

Andy Burnham retreats from Thames Water intervention

We are deeply concerned by the lack of leadership shown by Prime Minister Andy Burnham in apparently “shelving plans” for a Special Administration Regime for Thames Water. Having called for greater public control of our water companies, starting with Thames Water, is it deeply worrying to see the Government potentially retreat from using the very […]

UpdateAmerican Rivers

The Missouri River: A Long History, A Hopeful Future

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has protected species from going extinct and disappearing from our planet forever. Animals and plants alike have benefited from these protections, and many are thriving today. Disappointingly, in the last month, the administration changed the definition of “harm” to exclude “habitat”, leaving crucial areas that these species depend on open to dest