They may be small, elusive and easy to overlook, but salamanders play an outsized role in the health of ecosystems. As 'indicator species', their presence - or absence - signals the health of their habitats. ....
Located just outside the city of Lommel in Limburg, the Sahara is a 193-hectare area characterised by pale sand, pine forest and a clear blue lake. Despite its name, the landscape is not a natural ....
Once driven to the brink of extinction in many countries, wolves can now be found in more than 30 European countries. Thanks to legal - though recently reduced - protection under the Bern Convention and ....
In the dusty heart of the Andalusian countryside, just before dusk, a small figure creeps through the thyme and rockrose. Tufted ears flick in the fading light, golden eyes fixed on a rabbit in the ....
Just a few kilometres south-east of Brussels, beyond the last tram stop and the tidy residential avenues, begins one of Belgium's most extraordinary natural sites: the Sonian Forest. With its slender, 50-metre-tall trees and sparse ....
As the climate crisis intensifies and ecosystems shift faster than conservation measures can adapt, scientists are increasingly looking to unconventional spaces for solutions. One of the more provocative ideas is to use derelict land - ....
The growing beaver population in Flanders is creating tensions between conservation efforts and human interests, reports De Standaard. Local authorities are struggling to manage the impact of beaver activity, as dams are regularly removed to ....
On World Wildlife Day, concern is growing over EU plans to weaken nature conservation laws, particularly the Habitats Directive. Although the wolf is the main target, other species could follow in its footsteps. Adopted ....
In an unprecedented move, eleven ministers call on their colleagues to support the Nature Restoration Law, stressing that the credibility of the EU’s democracy and reputation hangs in the balance. Europe’s forests, rivers, oceans and ....
Both Flanders and the Netherlands have a nitrogen problem. This is because the region is one of the world's most densely populated livestock areas, which means that tackling the problem is anything but easy. Livestock ....