On 25th November 2015, NABU held an Interim Workshop at the Capital Hotel in Addis Ababa to present up-to-date results of the project ‘Biodiversity under Climate Change: Community-Based Conservation, Management and Development Concepts for the Wild Coffee Forests’ (2014-2017). more →
Erecting wind farms offshore is accompanied by an infernal noise. A sound pressure up to 200 decibels occurs while driving the foundation piles into the ocean floor by means of an hydraulic pile hammer. In the coming years plans for new wind farms have been completed. For offshore wind power to become a truly green technology, wind farm construction has to be marine-life friendly. more →
In Kyrgyzstan, NABU has been rescuing scores of animals from the private zoo of the ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiew, including a snow leopard and two bears. The animals are now temporarily quartered in a wildlife protection centre in Karakol in the east of the country. more →
NABU is strengthening its engagement in the Wadden Sea. The new report contains an analysis of the conservation and ecological status of the area, describes threats for birds, and identifies topics for future action. Within the last 20 years, 19 out of 33 migratory bird species have decreased in number. more →
