Pille LIGI is a passionate advocate for nature stewardship. As the head of the landowners' Nature Fund, she has dedicated the past three years to boosting private nature care and dissemination of landowners privately done actions on this field in Estonia. She is a Board Member at Sihtasutus Loodushoiu Fond...
Awarding of the Wildlife Estates Label to the Sierra de Sonsaz Reserve in the Region of Madrid
On March 21st, the renewal of the Wildlife Estates Label was awarded to the Local Minister of Agriculture and Environment of Madrid, Spain, Mr. Carlos Novillo, representing the Sonsaz Reserve, in the presence of distinguished authorities. This reserve, covering more than 11,000 hectares, is located in the Sierra de Sonsaz...
Wildlife Estates Belgium dinner
March 2025, Brussels – The Belgian chapter of the Wildlife Estates (WE) Label celebrated the expansion of the Networks by awarding nine additional Estates in the country with the Label. The event took place at the Cercle Royal Gaulois in Brussels, bringing together over 100 members and partners to celebrate...
Wildlife Estate Plenary Session 2024
Key discussions on this annual meeting focused on Wildlife Estates' role in biodiversity leadership took place in September in Arhem. A panel featuring Miles Montgomery, JamesJoicey, and Heidi Kruger addressed the label's significance in achieving the 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy. Labels were awarded to exemplary estates, including Landgoed Middachten and...
A wine project in Xàbia has been awarded with the Wildlife Estates environmental label
The Coster d'en Sala winemaking restoration project, located in the Lluca district of Xàbia, has been awarded the Wildlife Estates (WE) environmental label - a European recognition for rural estates committed to biodiversity and landscape conservation. A Commitment to Conservation This distinction, promoted by the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO), certifies Coster d’en Sala’s strong environmental commitment. The...
Small wildlife of fields and meadows in Europe, March 2021
For several decades, the agricultural plains have seen a dramatic decline in the number of small wildlife in fields and meadows. This report describes the declining biodiversity of fields and meadows in Europe and how the European Union has acted on this by adopting nature legislation and by developing biodiversity...
The cranes have already landed in Extremadura for their wintering season
Wildife Estate: San Antón Abad With the arrival of the first cold weather you can already hear the roaring and trumpeting of the cranes at the Wildlife Estates of San Antón in Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz, Spain). As every year, the majority of the cranes from Norway, Sweden and Germany...
Wildlife Estates Plenary Session 2020 – Wolfsburg
The exceptional nature of the current circumstances required an unusual logistical deployment by our host, Günther Graf von der Schulenburg in order to comply with German health regulations. From the secretariat we would like to thank the efforts made to ensure that the event took place.The Steering Committee met to...