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Birds and climate change: indicators of a changing world

04-12-2009: The outcomes of next week's United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will have resounding consequences for birds and biodiversity. More »


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Bulldozers advance in Paraguayan Chaco
03-12-2009: BirdLife Partner Guyra Paraguay has warned that if current rates of deforestation continue, the Chaco, currently home to rich and abundant biodiversity, could soon be reduced to isolated fragments More »

Climate Canaries - November 2009 News
03-12-2009: What do 21% of mammals, 30% of amphibians, 12% of birds, and 28% of reptiles, 37% of freshwater fishes, 70% of plants, 35% of invertebrates have in common? More »

News in Brief #21
02-12-2009: Stories in this News in Brief: Remarkable Robins land in Malta; Langebaan Lagoon saved from port expansion project; Ferruginous Ducks migrating south; Dwarf Olive Ibis nest found; Future conservationists out to raise money; Ethiopia to join AEWA and CMS; BirdLife’s on Facebook! More »

Wildlife poisoning in Africa
30-11-2009: BirdLife has learnt that a widely available poison is being used to kill thousands of birds illegally every month in an area of Kenya, and by game poachers in Botswana who wish to stop vultures highlighting their crimes. The poisoning of wildlife seems to have increased across Africa recently, and BirdLife International is calling for increased concerted efforts to address this threat... More »

ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water
27-11-2009: After a 3-year seabird risk assessment that found tuna and swordfish longline fishing has significant impacts on Atlantic seabird populations, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed to act at a recent meeting in Recife, Brazil... More »

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Climate Change
BirdLife International's position statement on Climate Change More »

Feature: Putting Central Asia on the IBA map
Landlocked and remote, Central Asia has long been a land of mystery. This is now changing as a series of Important Bird Area directories are highlighting the wealth and diversity of this region's habitats. More »

BirdLife’s News Round Ups
BirdLife’s monthly news round ups give you an overview of what our global conservation Partnership has been doing each month... More »

 

 

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