Ariel Brunner, Senior Head of Policy 
From my perch in Brussels, as I contemplate our journey ahead through the political waters of 2018, my mind’s eye falls upon Odysseus on his epic sea voyage home from Troy: “…beaten off our true course by winds from every direction across the great gulf of the open sea, making for home…so we have come…”...read more

As a direct result of fishing, tens of thousands of threatened seabirds and marine mammals needlessly perish in European waters each year. The EU’s recent attempts to tackle the issue have failed so spectacularly that even e-NGOs are now saying ‘no legislation is better than bad legislation’. Read more

VIDEO: BirdLife Europe joins our German partner NABU at the annual Berlin March for agriculture reform.

A huge conservation effort is reversing the fortune of the world’s largest freshwater bird. But caught in the crossfire on a troubled lake, the Dalmatian Pelican’s new "Near Threatened' Red Listing couldn’t be more appropriate.

An epic playground for seabirds, Mediterranean Monk Seals, marine turtles and cetaceans just received a major boost from the Greek government - a significant extension of Greece’s Natura 2000 Network.
‘What’s that bird?’ is a bird guide for young explorers. Elena Markitani explains why it’s especially important in Cyprus to introduce children to the wonders of the natural world while they are young.

…beaten off our true course by winds from every direction across the great gulf of the open sea, making for home…so we have come…

Homer's 'The Odyssey






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SABUKO's Annual Report 2017 is out now 
...for the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union
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