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Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts.
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For the people of Europe, struggling through another cold winter, it’s time to fall in love again!
Walks along the Seine, bird watching along the coast of the Waddenzee, skiing in the Alps…from Portugal to Russia, Europe is home to some of the world’s most iconic romantic settings. And this is thanks to a rich natural heritage. > Read more
> Watch IUCN Regional Director for Europe explain how we work there
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The day I met Godzilla
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Fred Burton heads a mission in the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands to rescue the iconic Grand Cayman Blue Iguana from extinction. His story is a rare thing in conservation: success on a shoestring. > Read more
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Opinion: The silent crisis
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Europe is in a crisis. An economic and euro crisis. Merkel and Sarkozy dominate the front pages of our newspapers. At the moment economists and their analyses seem to interest even more people than the weather forecast. This crisis is very vocal and hard to oversee. > Read more
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Win a little, lose a lot
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Convincing people to save the forests of her native Armenia has become a passion for IUCN’s Luba Balyan. She describes how a love of birds turned into a love of forests and all that they offer. > Read more
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Advance Albania
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What can be done to help Albania—a country of rich natural wealth but where many people struggle to make ends meet? One plan under way is to get the country’s national parks and other protected areas to support the needs of people as well as nature. > Read more
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Energetic eco efforts in Europe
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Energy efficiency, sustainable forest management and recycling may be buzzwords of our time but in Europe, where a dense population is putting ever-increasing pressure on natural resources, greater efforts in these areas are urgently needed. > Read more
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Facts and figures
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A large proportion of European animals and plants are unique (endemic) to the region.
> More facts
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