Posted on 03 March 2006

This report shows that despite the EU commitment to halt biodiversity loss by 2010, vast sums of European Union money are being spent on roads, dams and irrigation schemes which threaten critically endangered species and key habitats in Europe. In many cases, EU funds are being used for activities that are recognised as major threats by the EU itself.

The report focuses on eight case studies:
• Agricultural Subsidies and Cork Oak Ecosystems, Portugal
• Threats to the Iberian Lynx, Spain
• Brown Bears and the Egnatia Highway, Greece
• Fisheries Funds and Tuna Farming, the Mediterranean
• Via Baltica and Natura 2000, Poland
• Navigation on the Danube and Natura 2000
• Odelouca Dam and the Monichique Natura 2000 site, Portugal and Western Algarve
• Biodiversity and Irrigation, Spain