Black-tailed godwit in decline despite €400m in subsidies in last 20 years
3 years ago

Black-tailed godwit in decline despite €400m in subsidies in last 20 years

Dutch News  

Decades of conservation plans and millions of euros in subsidies have failed to prevent the decline of the black-tailed godwit, according to Dutch government auditors. Farmers received €33.4m in 2020 for measures to protect meadow birds such as the godwit, known as ‘grutto’ in Dutch, up from €4.2m in 2001. The national audit office singled out the black-tailed godwit because half of the global population lives in the Netherlands. ‘In the opinion of the audit office farmers are not lacking in input, but the minister should do more to help them exploit the opportunities to increase the number of breeding pairs of black-tailed godwits,’ the audit office said.

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Millions of euros earmarked to save the black tailed godwit
1 month ago

Millions of euros earmarked to save the black tailed godwit

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Junior farm minister Jean Rummenie is planning to set aside tens of millions of euros to save the black tailed godwit, dubbed the Dutch national bird, whose number has been plummeting due to intensive farming methods, RTL news has reported. Rummenie, a minister on behalf of the pro-countryside BBB, is currently working on a package of measures to shore up …

Godwit numbers decline as officials argue about long-term funding
1 year, 8 months ago

Godwit numbers decline as officials argue about long-term funding

Dutch News  

National and provincial government have still not worked out how to finance a conservation plan for the black tailed godwit, a meadow bird which has been dubbed a Dutch national symbol, Trouw reported at the weekend. The 2.5 year failure to agree means that €68 million in European subsidies remains unused while the number of godwits continues to decline, the …

Black-tailed godwit in decline despite €400m in subsidies in last 20 years
3 years ago

Black-tailed godwit in decline despite €400m in subsidies in last 20 years

Dutch News  

Decades of conservation plans and millions of euros in subsidies have failed to prevent the decline of the black-tailed godwit, according to Dutch government auditors. Farmers received €33.4m in 2020 for measures to protect meadow birds such as the godwit, known as ‘grutto’ in Dutch, up from €4.2m in 2001. The national audit office singled out the black-tailed godwit because …

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