The call for contributions launched by the European Commission at the end of July for ‘omnibus’ environmental legislation (see EUROPE B13686A9) received almost 196,118 messages in the last few weeks before it closed on Wednesday 10 September.
Behind the excitement is a coalition of NGOs including BirdLife, ClientEarth, the EEB and the WWF. The latter launched a 10-day campaign called #HandsOffNature to invite European citizens to show their support for nature.
The campaign urged the...