Tatiana Nemcova

🚨 Across Europe, farmland that once echoed with birdsong and buzzing life is falling silent, poisoned by the overuse of harmful pesticides.

These chemicals contaminate soil and water, kill the insects that birds depend on, and weaken the ecosystems that make farming possible.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?🤯

Yesterday, the Commission published its new annual Work Programme, and nature didn’t make the cut. The Programme sets out the EU’s key policy and legislative priorities for the upcoming year.

Food concerns everyone, and so do the rules that protect it. If the EU rolls back food and pesticide laws, we all lose: our health, nature, clean water.

We built these protections together over time. Now let’s defend them.

Speak up now: www.pan-europe.info/ban-toxic-pe...

#HandsOffNature

⚠️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.⚠️

Once again, this assault on environmental safeguards is being sold as “simplification.” It’s not simplification, it’s dismantling. And it’s a betrayal of both nature and farmers.

💚 Last week, we gathered in Poland for an inspiring meeting with our Partners. The main topic? Agriculture.🌾

Farmland bird populations in Europe have dropped by 60% in just 40 years. At BirdLife, we’re pushing for a food system that feeds people, supports farmers, and protects nature.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗕𝗨𝗦! 🚌

We've been driving around Brussels in an actual omniBUS because the European Commission has been driving a giant Omnibus of proposals themselves.

When it comes to nature, simplification doesn’t mean easier rules. It means weaker rules.

#HandsOffNature

"Nature is not a luxury. It is a must-have for Europe. It underpins everything we hold dear. When we undermine our natural systems, we also erode the systems that sustain our economies and societies. And we are seeing this happen, right now.

Now we need to maintain focus, stay the course, and [...]

🚨Today, EU #Agrifish Ministers meet to shape the future of farming in Europe.

We call for dedicated funding for the environment and climate, fair income support for farmers, the end of harmful subsidies, and real accountability.

👉 Read our vision: www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...

Fertiliser pollution of Irish rivers is getting worse - at a really bad time for the government It comes just as the government is seeking an extension to Ireland’s nitrates derogation.

As the Irish Minister for Agriculture vows to fight for the right to keep filling rivers with levels of agri-pollutants illegal in the rest of the EU, results show a massive leap of 16% in a single year.

Whoever told them it was okay to turn OUR rivers into open sewers?
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From budgets and farming to forests, oceans, lead, and clean energy, Brussels has a packed agenda.

Our latest article breaks down what’s at stake for nature and climate in the coming months and how citizens can keep pressure on decision-makers.

🔗 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/09...

Don’t let the EU tear down nature protection ❌

The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard what we cherish most: our nature.
They think we wouldn’t notice or care. But we do.

Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 handsoffnature.eu

🔥This year, an area 4.5 times the size of
New York City has gone up in flames in Europe.

Instead of focusing on putting out the fires, we must shift towards avoiding them from starting.

Our joint paper on preventing wildfires: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...

We can't let nature burn down💔

📣 FACT: 5 of the top 10 global business risks today are linked to water.

Europe’s water, public health, and economic resilience depend on healthy rivers & groundwater

Strong water legislation is our only chance for a safe future!
www.wwf.eu?18612866/A-m...

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨

We are looking for an expert to develop a guidance document on agriculture and the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.

🗓 Application deadline: Monday, 11 August 2025, 23:59 CET
🔗 More info: www.birdlife.org/careers/guid...

#greenjobs #jobsearch #EUJobs

"No nature, no future" - strong message from BirdLife Partner in Luxembourg - @naturemwelt.bsky.social to @christophehansen.bsky.social ahead of the publication of the proposal for the next EU budget and CAP post 2027. 👇

🔥 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞: 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐎₂ 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐥

A new report released today reveals that the increasing reliance on biomass for heating and cooling in Europe is harming the climate more than helping it.

Find out more here 👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...

1,750 scientists say: fund nature.

In a new letter, they urge the EU to prioritise nature in the next budget.

📉81% of EU habitats in poor shape
💼500k jobs through restoration
💶LIFE = <1% of EU budget, but vital for nature

Failing nature means failing people.

🔗 Letter below.

Read the letter here: fundnature.scientists4future.at

⚠️ A global coalition of 41 NGOs is sounding the alarm: the EU’s CRCF draft rules for carbon removals will damage ecosystems and waste billions.

Don’t use forests as fuel.🔥🌳

Full briefing here: www.eubioenergy.com/wp-content/u...
#Bioenergy #ClimateJustice #CRCF

Protecting nature is not a cost. It’s the smartest investment we can make for farmers, food, and our shared future.

After many hours of sterile discussions, the European Board on Agriculture and Food has failed to find consensus on future of CAP.

🚨 No corruption.
No scandal.
Just an excuse to shut us up.

Today, the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents agreed to set up a special working group to scrutinise NGO funding. At the @eppgroup.bsky.social's request.

A thread 🧵

A multi‐scale approach to integrating rewilding into agricultural landscapes Finding ways to improve the sustainability of modern agriculture by recovering nature in agricultural landscapes is critical for conserving biodiversity and enhancing human well-being. Rewilding prin...

A useful scientific paper that looks at how nature restoration /rewilding could be combined with agricultural production at multiple spatial levels. This offers a road map for addressing key parts of the climate and biodiversity crisis.

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The EU’s next budget could help save nature - or speed up its collapse.

If we underfund ecosystems, we undercut our food, water, health, and homes. Nature isn’t extra. It’s essential.

Investing in nature = investing in us all.

Read our new op-ed: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06...

#EUbudget #MFF

LobbyControl reveals that a new German organisation that attacks NGOs and their funding was set up by PR consultants and #lobbyists from the biotech and chemical industries 🚨

Founders of "Initiative Transparente Demokratie" work for or have worked for #Bayer #CEFIC + biotech and #tobacco industry ⚠️

🌱 Nature is not the bottleneck.

In a joint letter to @ec.europa.eu's Dan Jorgensen, we stated a simple message‬: speed up #renewables, but don’t weaken environmental laws.

⚡It is possible to protect biodiversity while shifting to a renewable future!

Our letter: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06...

👨‍🌾 Farmers are already grappling with the impacts of climate change. It’s time to ensure they are central to the EU’s climate solution with an ambitious and binding #2040Target for emission reduction as part of the wider transition to agroecology.
Read the letter: tinyurl.com/mvfh5yzw

Cutting emissions by at least 90% by 2040 is key to EU security and competitiveness, according to @esabcc.bsky.social scientists.

One sector holds untapped potential: #FoodSystems.
A transition to #agroecology, combined with healthier diets, is key for achieving the EU’s climate goals.

🌍 The EU must unlock the climate potential of our #FoodSystems — not backtrack on its climate commitments.
This is the message we have sent to @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu along with other 16 civil society organisations and farmers' representatives.
✉️ Read our letter: tinyurl.com/mvfh5yzw

👨‍🌾 Farmers are already grappling with the impacts of climate change. It’s time to ensure they are central to the EU’s climate solution with an ambitious and binding #2040Target for emission reduction as part of the wider transition to agroecology.
Read the letter: tinyurl.com/mvfh5yzw