In our letter to Commissioner Costas Kadis, we explain why staying the course is essential to ensure transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally ππ
@wwf.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @oceanaeurope.bsky.social @clientearth.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
Our source of life, water, should never be gambled with, nor used as a political bargaining chip π
Together with other NGOs and water suppliers, we are urging @ec.europa.eu not to weaken core water rules
ππΌ www.wwf.eu/wwf_news/pub...
#HandsOffNature #WaterPollution #Right2Water
The EU's fight against illegal fishing must move from paper to practice.
We agree with Commissioner Kadis that the revised fisheries control system is a major achievement. Staying the course is essential to fight hidden overfishing & make fisheries transparent and fair.
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Time to remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water & our health π§
If you:
β are against cutting nature laws
π³ want Europe's nature to thrive
π§βπ§βπ§ care about our future & next generations
Use your voice & sign our petition: www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
#HandsOffNature
Join us, @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social and @fern.org in this pressing event to discuss the EUβs new rulebook for certifying permanent #CarbonRemovals that could undermine environmental efforts and deter polluters from reducing their emissions.
πRegister here
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struggling to keep track of the EU's deregulation wave and pushback on the rules protecting people and nature? we've got you covered
The 2026 #WinterOlympics are taking place on fake snow, and almost no one is talking about what that really means.
The Alps are warming fast.
This yearβs Games may be the clearest warning yet of a winter on the brink.
π Read ow.ly/jwKc50YbQYs
@WWFitalia #ClimateCrisis
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! If you love Europe's wetlands, birds, rivers... Sign our petition against dismantling the laws that protect them ππ
Powerful polluting industries are pressuring lawmakers to take apart Europe's oldest nature laws.
Stop them: www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
#HandsOffNature
@eeb.org @caneurope.org @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social @epicothinktank.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social
In February the EU is set to unveil its #IndustrialAcceleratorAct, WWF urges it to:
π±Create strong demand for low-carbon products
πΆFund clean solutions that work
πNo further permitting simplification at the expense of nature
π·ββοΈEnsure fair jobs
β©Our 8 recommendationsπ
www.wwf.eu?20513341/IAA...
As the EU shapes its 2028-2034 budget, Concord and WWF urge action to:
π³ Set ambitious climate & biodiversity targets
π Apply the Do No Significant Harm principle
β»οΈ Embed strong sustainability safeguards
π£ Boost support for civil society
π Read more here:
www.wwf.eu/wwf_news/pub...
More and more EU regions suffer from soaring losses as extreme weather worsensπ§οΈπ₯
βοΈSummer 2025: β¬43B in damage
π1980-2023: just 5-20%of climate losses were insured
BUT prevention worksπΏ
WWFβs new report shows how nature-based solutions + smart policy can keep Europe insurable.
tinyurl.com/42jhn63c
Concerned by the state of our ocean?
WWF has laid out 10 key principles for effective marine and coastal restoration in the EU.
Take a deep breath and deep dive in here!
πhttps://euoceanrestoration.wwf.eu/
Itβs time for sustainable investments to be actually sustainable!
The Commissionβs proposal for the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is a start, but it doesnβt take us all the way there.π
Without science as the foundation, the path is a dead end.
π Tinyurl.com/ydax9uck
It's happening! The Nature Restoration Law implementation is underway across Europeπ€©
As EU countries draft their National Restoration Plans, we evaluated their progress: several frontrunners are paving the way & the rest must catch up quickly!
π www.restorenature.eu/en/our-work-...
#RestoreNature
Our ocean is in trouble. But marine life can bounce back.
In 2026, the EU will unveil its #OceanAct. It could be a game-changer, delivering legally binding protection for #OurOcean.
πHit like if you want binding action to protect and restore our ocean.
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Santaβs not the only one working hard this season!
π²Forests and wetlands are busy storing #CO2 and sheltering wildlife, but they need our help too, over the last decade EU's nature removed 30% less CO2 from the air.
We need to protect nature so it can help us πͺ
It's been a rough year for Europe's fish stocks.
The cause? Massive overfishing.
Nature can bounce back. In the EU, we have legislative tools to make that happen, like the EU Common Fisheries Policy. But we need more urgency in the implementation.
Please share this post π
π¦ Santaβs reindeer trails are getting muddier as their homes are being destroyedπ²βοΈ
πͺIncreased logging and peatland emissions are the reason why Finlandβs nature is now the first in the EU to release instead of store #COβ
π¨A clear warning for Europe: protect nature before more magic is lostπͺ
All we want for Christmas is stable prices & accelerated energy transition!π
πΆπ±
By providing cheaper loans to banks for funding green projects, the @ecb.europa.eu can make our wish come true!
πRead all about it in our new study: tinyurl.com/4ezx9tva
This #Christmas letβs think about what we eat and how agriculture could support #CarbonRemovals in Europe
πReducing livestock & demand for meat & dairy products
πStop using land for biofuels
π§Rewetting peatlands
πΏSupporting sustainable grazing
Tips & recommendationsπ
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As we prepare our favourite dishes for the festivities, farmers are still taking to the streets. Whatβs going on?
Itβs time to ask the right questions:
βοΈ Do we have a bad system?
π₯ Is the food we eat βgoodβ?
πΈ Who pays the price?
π§Watch the podcast episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5z...
Letβs celebrate 25 π²πππ«π¬ π¨π ππ‘π EU water lawsπ§π
For a quarter of a century, the Water Framework Directive has been protecting our waters.
The @ec.europa.eu cannot reopen this law to satisfy the interests of polluting industry β there's too much at stake!
#HandsOffNature
New report: EU countries' progress on implementing the Nature Restoration Law π¦π³πͺΈ
Our mid-term evaluation of National Restoration Plans reveals frontrunners & what needs to happen so we can #RestoreNature all around Europe!
Read more: www.wwf.eu?20421666/Nat...
Europeβs housing crisis canβt be fully tackled with the new Affordable Housing Plan.ποΈ
π¨Building homes is good but without a serious push to renovate millions of inefficient homes, people stay exposed to high bills & energy shocks.
Europe needs new supply + massive renovation + proper financing.
The votes are in, and the result is... π₯π₯π₯
π’DEREGULATION!
With the finalisation of the first omnibus package, the EUβs Corporate Sustainability laws are weakened, meaning fewer protections for the environment and people against corporate harm.
π tinyurl.com/4fdn8p3u
As extreme weather hits Europe, costs are rising. Banks should help mitigate climate risks but @shareaction.bsky.socialβs new analysis shows:
β οΈProgress has slowed. Some big banks are even backtracking
πAverage bank scores: Climate 52%, Biodiversity 22%, Indigenous rights 7%
π tinyurl.com/mvyummp3
Ever heard of cheesing?* π§
It's the perfect way to describe the game that's played by decisionmakers to destroy environmental & human rights protections:
1. Cheap tricks
2. Unfair
3. Overly easy
Watch & let us know who you nominate for BIGGEST cheeseβοΈ
#Deregulator
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π΄ Stop #overfishing
π’ #Rebuild Europeβs fish stocks
This is civil society's message to the Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, during today & tomorrow's meeting of the #AgriFish Council.
Eyes are now on the Commissioner and Council: Will they listen to the science?
πͺ@eea.europa.eu says increased logging is a major reason why EU forests are absorbing less #CO2
π₯This is a political choice, not an irreversible fact. They point at the nature restoration law, reduced harvesting & carbon farming to reverse the trend
π www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
