Giuseppe Palermo
@pulicane.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Now I take care of my books (environment, politics). I try anyway to be useful.
Special interest: land consumption, biodiversity loss, invasive species. I live in Sicily.
Special interest: land consumption, biodiversity loss, invasive species. I live in Sicily.
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Science-policy webinar:
Join us on 20.10.2025 (10-12 CET) to hear policy-relevant results of @agtransect.bsky.social project:
What farmers plead for; barriers & levers 4 expanding agroecology; implications for CAP; evaluation of the CAP reform.
Register here:
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Join us on 20.10.2025 (10-12 CET) to hear policy-relevant results of @agtransect.bsky.social project:
What farmers plead for; barriers & levers 4 expanding agroecology; implications for CAP; evaluation of the CAP reform.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroecolog...
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Science-policy webinar:
Join us on 20.10.2025 (10-12 CET) to hear policy-relevant results of @agtransect.bsky.social project:
What farmers plead for; barriers & levers 4 expanding agroecology; implications for CAP; evaluation of the CAP reform.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroecolog...
Join us on 20.10.2025 (10-12 CET) to hear policy-relevant results of @agtransect.bsky.social project:
What farmers plead for; barriers & levers 4 expanding agroecology; implications for CAP; evaluation of the CAP reform.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroecolog...
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The added value of Dutch agriculture is €13.3 billion, but env damage leads to net impact estimated at a negative €5.3 billion per year.
Essential read at a moment when the intensive farm lobby is leading an all out assault on EU environmental legislation
www.deloitte.com/nl/en/Indust...
Essential read at a moment when the intensive farm lobby is leading an all out assault on EU environmental legislation
www.deloitte.com/nl/en/Indust...
The hidden bill | Deloitte Netherlands
The scale and intensity of Dutch agriculture brings positive economic impact while at the same time generates environmental and social costs. Transitioning to a smarter, lower-impact system can, howe...
www.deloitte.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The added value of Dutch agriculture is €13.3 billion, but env damage leads to net impact estimated at a negative €5.3 billion per year.
Essential read at a moment when the intensive farm lobby is leading an all out assault on EU environmental legislation
www.deloitte.com/nl/en/Indust...
Essential read at a moment when the intensive farm lobby is leading an all out assault on EU environmental legislation
www.deloitte.com/nl/en/Indust...
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Emptying the sky: #Malta’s commitment to #bird #conservation is in decline.
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
Emptying the sky: Malta’s declining commitment to bird conservation - The Malta Independent
Malta's strategic position along the central Mediterranean flyway makes it a vital stopover for migratory birds. Yet over the past decade, a succession of policy decisions has gradually eroded
www.independent.com.mt
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Emptying the sky: #Malta’s commitment to #bird #conservation is in decline.
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
From #trapping disguised as “research” to weakened enforcement and plans to constitutionally protect hunting, policies continue to favour exploitation over preservation.
Read more: www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
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The road to hell: let’s burn more fossile fuels if we mismanage our forests....
The European Union should weaken its next climate target if its forests sequester less carbon dioxide than planned, according to a draft agreement on the bloc's 2040 emissions-cutting goal.
EU countries poised to demand weaker climate target if forests fail to absorb CO2
Ministers are rushing to strike a deal on EU emissions ahead of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The road to hell: let’s burn more fossile fuels if we mismanage our forests....
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⚠️In a few weeks, the European Commission will present a package, called environmental omnibus, that could roll back laws protecting our air, water, and wildlife... all to please powerful polluters.
It's time for the Commission to listen to people, not polluters.
#HandsOffNature
It's time for the Commission to listen to people, not polluters.
#HandsOffNature
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
⚠️In a few weeks, the European Commission will present a package, called environmental omnibus, that could roll back laws protecting our air, water, and wildlife... all to please powerful polluters.
It's time for the Commission to listen to people, not polluters.
#HandsOffNature
It's time for the Commission to listen to people, not polluters.
#HandsOffNature
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The @ec.europa.eu confirms it has not endorsed Malta’s so-called research derogation for finch trapping, reinforcing that the previous ruling still stands.
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
European Commission confirms that finch-trapping derogation is not in line with the European Court of Justice ruling | BirdLife Malta
EU clarifies it has not endorsed Malta’s finch-trapping derogation, warning of possible legal action if EU Birds Directive rules are breached.
birdlifemalta.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The @ec.europa.eu confirms it has not endorsed Malta’s so-called research derogation for finch trapping, reinforcing that the previous ruling still stands.
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
👉 Read more: birdlifemalta.org/2025/11/euro...
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🚨 Across Europe, farmland that once echoed with birdsong and buzzing life is falling silent, poisoned by the overuse of harmful pesticides.
These chemicals contaminate soil and water, kill the insects that birds depend on, and weaken the ecosystems that make farming possible.
These chemicals contaminate soil and water, kill the insects that birds depend on, and weaken the ecosystems that make farming possible.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 Across Europe, farmland that once echoed with birdsong and buzzing life is falling silent, poisoned by the overuse of harmful pesticides.
These chemicals contaminate soil and water, kill the insects that birds depend on, and weaken the ecosystems that make farming possible.
These chemicals contaminate soil and water, kill the insects that birds depend on, and weaken the ecosystems that make farming possible.
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Despite 2 ECJ rulings confirming finch trapping is illegal Malta again allows the capture of finches, Golden Plovers & Song Thrushes under the guise of “research”. We launched a tool showing authorised trapping sites. Use it to check locations & report illegal activity
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
Malta’s 2025 Autumn Trapping Season – WBRU Registered Sites - Google My Maps
1,641 sites are authorised to trap Golden Plover and Song Thrush (Blue & White Dots), while 2,932 are authorised to 'research' finches (Red & White Dots)
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October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Despite 2 ECJ rulings confirming finch trapping is illegal Malta again allows the capture of finches, Golden Plovers & Song Thrushes under the guise of “research”. We launched a tool showing authorised trapping sites. Use it to check locations & report illegal activity
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
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ADPD - The Green Party has raised concerns over recent legal changes that could undermine #Malta’s natural heritage and biodiversity.
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The Maltese Government hates Maltese natural heritage and biodiversity - ADPD
The Maltese Government hates Maltese natural heritage and biodiversity. Together with its plans to weaken land use planning laws, it is also failing to protect biodiversity and continuously seeks new...
adpd.mt
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ADPD - The Green Party has raised concerns over recent legal changes that could undermine #Malta’s natural heritage and biodiversity.
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
The statement mentions amendments in bird ringing rules removing the link to the #EURING network, represented locally by BirdLife Malta.
adpd.mt/the-maltese-...
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We strongly condemn the Maltese Prime Minister’s decision to weaken the laws regulating scientific bird ringing in a clear step to pacify the hunters’ lobby & to disguise illegal bird trapping as a scientific ringing project
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
BirdLife Malta hits out at Robert Abela for disguising ‘trapping’ as a scientific ringing project | BirdLife Malta
BirdLife Malta condemns PM Abela for weakening bird ringing laws and disguising illegal trapping as scientific research.
birdlifemalta.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We strongly condemn the Maltese Prime Minister’s decision to weaken the laws regulating scientific bird ringing in a clear step to pacify the hunters’ lobby & to disguise illegal bird trapping as a scientific ringing project
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
@ec.europa.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
birdlifemalta.org/2025/10/bird...
Environmentalists protest in Malta: The government wants "traditional hobbies" (including spring hunting) in the constitution, not environmental protection.
While the government pushes a new proposal to protect hobbies, BirdLife Malta reminds everyone: environmental rights and nature protection must come first.
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PM’s proposal on hobbies ‘nonsensical political gimmick’ – BirdLife Malta president - The Malta Independent
The president of BirdLife Malta, Darryl Grima, has slammed the Prime Minister's proposal to grant constitutional safeguards to all traditional pastimes, labelling this move as a
www.independent.com.mt
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Environmentalists protest in Malta: The government wants "traditional hobbies" (including spring hunting) in the constitution, not environmental protection.
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Water hemmoraging from Natura2000 peatbog in Belgium's Haute fagne. Deep drainge, bad for biodiversity, floods, summer droughts. For the sake of uneconomic spruce plantations.
A priority for RestoreNature
A priority for RestoreNature
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Water hemmoraging from Natura2000 peatbog in Belgium's Haute fagne. Deep drainge, bad for biodiversity, floods, summer droughts. For the sake of uneconomic spruce plantations.
A priority for RestoreNature
A priority for RestoreNature
This crazy project isn't a local issue. The Messina Strait is one of the key chokepoints for bird migration between Europe and Africa: www.lastampa.it/la-zampa/202...
If you care about receiving your beloved birds every year as usual, help us. Raise awareness among your associations and the press.
If you care about receiving your beloved birds every year as usual, help us. Raise awareness among your associations and the press.
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This crazy project isn't a local issue. The Messina Strait is one of the key chokepoints for bird migration between Europe and Africa: www.lastampa.it/la-zampa/202...
If you care about receiving your beloved birds every year as usual, help us. Raise awareness among your associations and the press.
If you care about receiving your beloved birds every year as usual, help us. Raise awareness among your associations and the press.
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Brilliant visuals making the latest bird migration science accessible.
The birds have important messages for us about our rapidly changing home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The birds have important messages for us about our rapidly changing home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Brilliant visuals making the latest bird migration science accessible.
The birds have important messages for us about our rapidly changing home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The birds have important messages for us about our rapidly changing home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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45 major meat & dairy corporations generated more than 1bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions eq
Largest 5 emitters analysed - JBS, Marfrig, Tyson, Minerva, and Cargill - together produced 480 mn tonnes, surpassing emissions reported for Chevron, Shell, or BP
www.businessgreen.com/news/4520605...
Largest 5 emitters analysed - JBS, Marfrig, Tyson, Minerva, and Cargill - together produced 480 mn tonnes, surpassing emissions reported for Chevron, Shell, or BP
www.businessgreen.com/news/4520605...
Study: Emissions from top meat and dairy companies rival those of Saudi Arabia
Major new report estimates methane emissions from leading meat and dairy firms exceeded reported methane of all EU countries and the UK combined
www.businessgreen.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
45 major meat & dairy corporations generated more than 1bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions eq
Largest 5 emitters analysed - JBS, Marfrig, Tyson, Minerva, and Cargill - together produced 480 mn tonnes, surpassing emissions reported for Chevron, Shell, or BP
www.businessgreen.com/news/4520605...
Largest 5 emitters analysed - JBS, Marfrig, Tyson, Minerva, and Cargill - together produced 480 mn tonnes, surpassing emissions reported for Chevron, Shell, or BP
www.businessgreen.com/news/4520605...
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🚨The European Parliament just rejected the #Forest Monitoring Law 🚨
The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown.
Our reaction 👇
The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown.
Our reaction 👇
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨The European Parliament just rejected the #Forest Monitoring Law 🚨
The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown.
Our reaction 👇
The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown.
Our reaction 👇
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45 meat and dairy giants emit more methane than EU and UK combined, study finds euobserver.com/green-econom...
45 meat and dairy giants emit more methane than EU and UK combined, study finds
Global meat and dairy production's environmental footprint dwarfs that of all EU member states and the UK combined, according to a new report.
euobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
45 meat and dairy giants emit more methane than EU and UK combined, study finds euobserver.com/green-econom...
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Irelan asks for "no additional heating approach" to farming. IE if emissions don’t increase, they can be "climate neutral"
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Irelan asks for "no additional heating approach" to farming. IE if emissions don’t increase, they can be "climate neutral"
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
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Since 1970, global wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73%, and more than a quarter of our planet’s species now face extinction.
Nature needs advocates. Political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.
Nature needs advocates. Political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.
October 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Since 1970, global wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73%, and more than a quarter of our planet’s species now face extinction.
Nature needs advocates. Political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.
Nature needs advocates. Political will is needed. Action is essential. So is recognition that this work is not optional—it is foundational.
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Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard
Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard
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With their own bodies contaminated, would our politicians still vote to weaken pollution control rules?
The @eeb.org, together with DK and @chemsec.bsky.social has tested the blood for PFAS of 24 EU leaders from 19 countries
🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood
Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...
🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood
Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
With their own bodies contaminated, would our politicians still vote to weaken pollution control rules?
Small gestures, waiting for the outlawing
If you want to reduce plastic use, avoid yellow kitchen sponges like these. They're made of plastic, can't be recycled, don't break down in landfill – and release microplastics into the sea. Eco-friendly, compostable alternatives are available – see: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Small gestures, waiting for the outlawing
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Even if the world stopped burning coal, oil and gas tomorrow, what we eat would still be enough to heat the climate beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, warns the EAT-Lancet Commission.
Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.
A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.
www.politico.eu
October 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Even if the world stopped burning coal, oil and gas tomorrow, what we eat would still be enough to heat the climate beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, warns the EAT-Lancet Commission.
Outposts of Progress
Colonial Aquaculture: How Our Farms Are Impoverishing Africa
www.editorialedomani.it/ambiente/acq...
Colonial Aquaculture: How Our Farms Are Impoverishing Africa
www.editorialedomani.it/ambiente/acq...
Acquacoltura coloniale: i nostri allevamenti impoveriscono l’Africa
L’acquacoltura è il settore alimentare in maggior crescita al mondo e viene presentato come una soluzione all’insicurezza alimentare. In realtà ha effetti negativi diretti sull’ecosistema che la circo...
www.editorialedomani.it
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Outposts of Progress
Colonial Aquaculture: How Our Farms Are Impoverishing Africa
www.editorialedomani.it/ambiente/acq...
Colonial Aquaculture: How Our Farms Are Impoverishing Africa
www.editorialedomani.it/ambiente/acq...
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The good news: we can pretty much stop the biodiversity crisis and give a massive contribution to dealing with climate change if we moved to a healthy diet. And it would save millions of human lives beside that.
How can policies to help it be contentious?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How can policies to help it be contentious?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The good news: we can pretty much stop the biodiversity crisis and give a massive contribution to dealing with climate change if we moved to a healthy diet. And it would save millions of human lives beside that.
How can policies to help it be contentious?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How can policies to help it be contentious?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...