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“Capitals of Biodiversity” launched: European local authorities compete for biodiversity crown

20 January 2010; Paris, Madrid, Bratislava, Siófok, Radolfzell: In the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, France, Hungary, Slovakia Spain and Germany are searching for their Capitals of Biodiversity – Competition launched...

Competition for the Capitals of Biodiversity in Europe NGOs are looking for the best of class in urban biodiversity preservation

Madrid, September 24, 2009: Major environmental protection organisations from six EU-member states are searching for the Capital of Biodiversity – Municipalities caring for biodiversity in France, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, and...

Hawfinches in Slovakia © REC Slovakia
Hawfinches in Slovakia © REC Slovakia
Dry grasslands on sandy soils along the streets in Bamberg © H. Bösche
Dry grasslands on sandy soils along the streets in Bamberg © H. Bösche
Excursion in the demonstration garden for ecological gardening in Wachtberg © H.-G. Levin
Excursion in the demonstration garden for ecological gardening in Wachtberg © H.-G. Levin
The larvae of the bee beetle (Trichods alvearius) feed on bees © H.-G. Levin
The larvae of the bee beetle (Trichods alvearius) feed on bees © H.-G. Levin
A stork nest near Bratislava © REC Slovakia
A stork nest near Bratislava © REC Slovakia