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Local Communities oppose renewed Natron soda ash exploration

Wed, 12/03/2014 - 14:16

Over 18,000 residents of Engaruka area of Lake Natron, Tanzania , are up in arms against a government plan to build a...

Africa Tanzania Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

Government of São Tomé e Príncipe unveils conservation plans for saving some of the most threatened birds in Africa

Tue, 25/02/2014 - 06:56

The Director of Environment, Mr. Arlindo E Carvalho, on Monday 17 February 2014 launched the São Tomé e Príncipe International Species Action...

Africa Sao Tome and Principe Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

The Lekki Bird Club in Nigeria proves committed to bird monitoring and conservation

Mon, 24/02/2014 - 09:38

Background The Lekki Bird Club (LBC) is a volunteer-based bird conservation group focused on increasing the awareness of bird conservation in Lagos,...

Africa Nigeria Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

World Wetlands Day Celebrations at Marlborough Vlei in Harare, Zimbabwe

Mon, 24/02/2014 - 09:18

Under its jointly managed project, Protecting Harare’s Wetland Ecosystems for Nature and the City’s People, funded by Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation...

Africa Zimbabwe Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

Participatory Rural Appraisal Training in Africa is a Great Success

Fri, 14/02/2014 - 13:01

“The forests around our village are important because they are our main source of fuel wood and medicines” “The roads to our...

Africa Local Empowerment - Africa

Zambian High Court overturns government Copper Mining plan in Lower Zambezi

Tue, 11/02/2014 - 07:46

The High Court in Lusaka, Zambia, on 4th February halted government approval of a plan by an Australian investor to mine copper...

Africa Zambia Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

Sudan 'killer line' disconnected

Thu, 30/01/2014 - 13:57

The notorious 'killer' power line from Port Sudan to the Red Sea coast has been switched off.

Africa Sudan Migratory Birds and Flyways - Africa

Controversial wind farm in Lesotho gets the go-ahead

Wed, 29/01/2014 - 12:13

The controversial wind farm proposed for Lesotho’s Maluti-Drakensberg has received the go-ahead from the Lesotho Government.

Africa Lesotho Preventing Extinctions - Africa

Restoration of a lost seabird community in Mauritius is gaining momentum

Mon, 27/01/2014 - 07:39

The Mauritian offshore islands , especially Round Island and Serpent Island, play an important role in supporting some of the largest breeding...

Africa Mauritius Seabirds and Marine

New small grant opportunity for 'conservation and gender' projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Tue, 14/01/2014 - 11:45

Conservation International, supported by BirdLife International, today launched a new small grants funding opportunity to further global and local understanding and practice...

Africa

New website, map and E-bulletin ("SASA-3") for the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot

Mon, 13/01/2014 - 11:08

Website The Eastern Afromontane Hotspot Regional Implementation Team - consisting of BirdLife International, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and...

Africa

First small grant agreement in Ethiopia under the CEPF Eastern Afromontane Hotspot investment!

Wed, 18/12/2013 - 06:45

Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (EWNHS) , coordinator of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Eastern Afromontane Hotspot Programme in Ethiopia,...

Africa Ethiopia

A milestone BirdLife Botswana project successfully completed

Wed, 11/12/2013 - 06:47

A project Strategic Partnerships to improve the financial and operational sustainability of protected areas funded by UNDP-GEF to a tune of USD...

Africa Botswana Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

The Conservation of Migratory Birds (CMB) project announces launch of the Young Graduates Research Project (YGRP) award

Mon, 09/12/2013 - 07:01

The Conservation of Migratory Birds (CMB) project is a BirdLife International initiative, with joint funding from MAVA Foundation and Vogelbescherming Nederland (VBN,...

Africa Migratory Birds and Flyways - Africa

Concern over migrant birds prompts international response

Wed, 04/12/2013 - 14:48

In recent months, the indiscriminate and unsustainable killing of migrant birds in North Africa has become an issue of public concern in...

Africa Egypt Illegal killing of birds

Ecology now knocks out Lake Natron Soda Ash mining

Fri, 29/11/2013 - 07:29

The proposed soda ash mining at Lake Natron has suffered another major blow as a new scientific study shows that such an...

Africa Tanzania Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) - Africa

5th Call for Letters of Inquiry – CEPF Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot; Yemen, Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia

Tue, 12/11/2013 - 08:43

BirdLife International, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, in their role as Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, invite civil society organisations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for projects in Yemen, Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia.

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Lake Natron Bulletin continues to provide information to thousands

Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:58

The Lake Natron Update Bulletin for October 2013 is out! The latest issue highlights continued interest by the Government of Tanzania to...

Africa Climate Change - Africa

News Africa

Local Communities oppose renewed Natron soda ash exploration

Government of São Tomé e Príncipe unveils conservation plans for saving some of the most threatened birds in Africa

The Lekki Bird Club in Nigeria proves committed to bird monitoring and conservation

World Wetlands Day Celebrations at Marlborough Vlei in Harare, Zimbabwe

Participatory Rural Appraisal Training in Africa is a Great Success

Zambian High Court overturns government Copper Mining plan in Lower Zambezi

Sudan 'killer line' disconnected

Controversial wind farm in Lesotho gets the go-ahead

Restoration of a lost seabird community in Mauritius is gaining momentum

New small grant opportunity for 'conservation and gender' projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

New website, map and E-bulletin ("SASA-3") for the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot

First small grant agreement in Ethiopia under the CEPF Eastern Afromontane Hotspot investment!

A milestone BirdLife Botswana project successfully completed

The Conservation of Migratory Birds (CMB) project announces launch of the Young Graduates Research Project (YGRP) award

Concern over migrant birds prompts international response

Ecology now knocks out Lake Natron Soda Ash mining

5th Call for Letters of Inquiry – CEPF Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot; Yemen, Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia

Lake Natron Bulletin continues to provide information to thousands

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