EU Neighbourhood Policy
Neighbouring biodiversity threatened
However, they are under serious threat due to overexploitation of natural resources (principally water, forests, fisheries, oil and gas) and unsustainable development of economic activities (e.g. energy, tourism, industrial development).
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), to enhance cooperation, was launched in 2004 with the aim to prevent the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours and to develop a zone of prosperity, stability and security.
LATEST NEWS
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Last chance to save Croatian rivers
Zagreb, February – On the occasion of World Wetlands Day and the 40th anniversary of the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), a delegation of Croatian NGOs ...
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5 years on, EU accession scores some wins for nature conservation
Five years after the EU’s “big bang” enlargement to the East and South, some wins have been scored for nature conservation in the new member states.
CONTACT
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Stefania Campogianni
Media & Communications Officer
WWF European Policy Office
+32 2 743 88 15
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Sally Nicholson
Manager, Development Policy & Finance
WWF European Policy Office
+32 2 740 09 37
Latest position papers & publications
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Is the Union for the Mediterranean paving the way for sustainability?
WWF discussion paper outlining the need to take environmental cooperation to the next level to ensure that the main assets of the Mediterranean region and its priceless natural capital are preserved.
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Sustainable Development and the European Neighbourhood Policy in Morocco
With the support of the MAVA foundation, WWF has contributed to setting up a platform of Moroccan NGOs, the "ENP task force". WWF closely collaborates with this task force to enable the ENP to take ...