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2025

Storm's stork - photo: Danny Ye / stock.adobe.com
World's rarest stork nests in Hutan Harapan

A sensational, hopeful discovery for science and conservation! A Storm's stork nest, complete with chick, has been found in NABU's project forest Hutan Harapan. Storm's storks are endangered: Sumatra's population has dwindled to between 50 and 100 individuals. more →

Snow leopard encounters a camera trap - photo: NABU Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Study counts 285 snow leopards

A new study demonstrates the encouraging upward trend of the snow leopard population in Kyrgyzstan since 2000. This study, conducted by the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program, was carried out with the help of NABU Kyrgyzstan. more →

2024

A group of bar-headed geese in flight - photo: Yadvendra Kumar/Wirestock/ stock.adobe.com
New era for Central Asian bird conservation

With more than 600 migratory bird species and 30 countries, the Central Asian Flyway is one of the most important in the world. NABU and BirdLife International successfully campaigned at the conference for an international protection program for this flyway. more →

2023

A saiga antelope - photo: P. Romanov
Saiga bounds back from near extinction

Good news for Central Asia's saiga antelopes! After many years of conservation work by NABU and others on behalf of the species, populations have recovered dramatically. These unique animals are no longer on the brink of extinction. A resounding success story! more →

Moor frogs for #RestoreNature - photo: Christoph Bosch
Peatlands into Nature Restoration Law!

Together with a broad international alliance, NABU demands the uptake of ambitious goals for the restoration and protection of peatlands into the EU Nature Restoration Law. This pertains especially to Article 9 on agro-ecosystems. We say: Into the law with it! more →

Construction of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm - photo: NABU/ Andreas Fußer
How to expand offshore wind and protect nature

Offshore wind energy is a vital part of the energy transition. By 2045, its capacity is expected to increase ninefold in German waters. But where to place all the wind farms? A NABU study shows how to choose sites that are compatible with nature conservation. more →

Flooding - photo: NABU/ Oleg Dudkin
Environmental devastation after dam destruction

The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam in Kherson has devastating consequences for people, flora and fauna in the region. Simultaneous flooding and draining of various regions bring damage and destruction to countless ecosystems. more →

2022

Ghulam Mohammad, BWCDO represenstative, is awarded with the NABU Snow Leopard Award by Thomas Tennhardt, NABU Director International. - Foto: NABU/ BWCDO
Snow Leopard Award 2021 goes to BWCDO

Thanks to the Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization, human-wildlife conflicts decreased and the snow leopard population stabilized in northern Pakistan. The NABU Snow Leopard Award 2021 goes to the members of the NGO. Well deserved! more →

Dove of Peace - photo: Vienna Frame - stock.adobe.com
The war in Ukraine must end immediately

As Germany’s largest environmental association, NABU is committed to peace. With projects in Russia and Ukraine, we will be facing challenges. Furthermore, Germany and the EU must increase their resilience to crises, and climate protection and nature conservation are critical for this. more →

The Torfowiska Orawsko-Nowotarskie raised bog, Polish project site, LIFE Multi Peat - photo: Tomasz Wilk
Wet peatlands needed, now!

Today it is clearer than ever that we need to restore all drained peatlands worldwide by 2050. So, what are we waiting for? There are now plans to revitalize 689 hectares of peatland in Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany. more →

2021

Bog pool in Latvia - photo: Aleksandrs Galaks
Wet is beautiful!

NABU contributes expertise to Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) and invites you to the online round table discussion “Moving beyond peat extraction“ on 2 September. Well then: Let's talk about peat and peatlands! more →

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Make Peatlands Wet Again

Intended as “a global rallying cry to heal our planet”, the UN has dedicated the years 2021 to 2030 to ecosystem restoration. Ringing in this next important chapter, it’s time to scale up action to save peatlands from degradation. Solutions are within reach. more →

2019

Cloud forests in southwestern Ethiopia: rich in animal and plant species, some of them endemic - photo: Mathias Putze
Forests for life

International Day of Forests 2019: Spot “ON” for the last remaining afromontane cloud forests in Ethiopia’s Southwest. NABU preserves these unique forest landscapes with participatory nature conservation measures.
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Income from tourism – a new chance for the Kafa community protecting the forest - photo: Angelika Berndt
Tourism for livelihood

ITB 2019: Amazing landscapes and rare wildlife – nature that captures a traveller’s heart is often highly endangered and under threat. Learn how to protect these travel highlights at the ITB Berlin on March 9th and 10th 2019. more →

2018

Cruise ship - photo: Thomas Lauch
NABU Cruise Ship Ranking 2018: AIDA at the top

The Aida Nova is the world's only liquefied natural gas (LGN) cruise ship. She is unfortunately an exception, because all the others continue to sail with the dirtiest of all fuels: heavy oil. more →

2017

Joachim Rukwied - Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
Ruthless blockade of environmentally sustainable agricultural policies

Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers’ Association (DBV), denies that agriculture bears most of the responsibility for the ongoing extinction of species. He defends a system of subsidies that has been shown to damage the environment, farmers, and tax payers. more →

Kreuzfahrtschiff - Foto: Kay Ludwig
Still dirty

Pollution from the cruise ship industry is still massive, despite claims newer vessels are clean and green. No company comes recommended in NABU’s 2017 cruise ship rankings, which show just how little progress companies have made towards cutting pollution. more →

AIDA Prima at Hamburg - Photo: NABU
Still low environmental standards at sea

Covert exhaust measurements conducted by the ARD consumer TV show “Plusminus” expose the “showcase ship” of the AIDA Cruises fleet of ships as a true polluter. The AIDA Prima is not nearly as clean as the company claims. On the contrary: The ship’s chimney belches out a lot of smoke. more →

Kreuzfahrtschiff - Foto: Diethard Schulz
Extreme air pollution levels found on deck of cruise ship

NABU finds its criticism confirmed that cruise ships’ exhaust gases not only severely damage the environment but also harm human health. Undercover air tests on the passenger deck of a European cruise ship now unveiled high loads of health damaging ultra-fine particles in the ambient air. more →

2016

Werner Baumann - Foto: Oliver Berg/dpa
Worldwide loss of biodiversity

The 66 billion dollar record takeover of Monsanto, orchestrated by the Bayer CEO Baumann, stands in conflict with the demands of environmentalists and consumers throughout the world who want farming that is environmentally safe, and free of toxic substances and genetic modification. more →

Schiffssschlot - Foto: NABU/Schulte
NABU Cruise Ship Ranking 2016

From an environmental and health point of view none of the european cruise ships is recommendable at the moment. That is the result of the NABU cruise ship ranking 2016. more →

2015

Tanasee - Foto: Bruno D/'Amicis
Biosphere reserve established at Lake Tana in Ethiopia

NABU has officially opened the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve together with the Amhara Regional Government. High-ranking guests took part in the event in Bahir Dar, the regional capital on the shores lake Tana. more →

Cruise Ship - Picture: Kay Ludwig
Cruise ship ranking 2015

The cruise ships of the leading providers become cleaner, but still there are too few ships with environmental friendly emission abatement technique. This is a result of the current cruise ship ranking presented by NABU. more →

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