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The increasing use of mist nets along large stretches of the North African coast is a worrying development (H Schulz)

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...

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Huge concentrations of Lesser Flamingos in Lake Natron. Photo by Sean Avery

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...

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Agricultural development in the Afromontane Hotspot

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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Lesser Flamingos breeding at Lake Natron. A soda ash plant would disrupt this activity(Photo: Sean Avery)

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...

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Paving the way to regional cooperation for African Grey and Timnah Parrots

Fri, 01/11/2013 - 07:49

A major breakthrough for the conservation and management of the African Grey and Timneh Parrots ( Psittacus erithacus and P. timneh )...

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Documentary on Djibouti conservation project

Tue, 01/10/2013 - 07:15

A conservation project has been set up in the North-East African Republic of Djibouti with a view of protecting habitat and native wildlife species, with a special focus on the endemic Djibouti Francolin and antelope species such as the Beira antelope. The resulting documentary film was directed by Dr. Paul Schwarz.

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Capacity for policy and site casework in West Africa boosted

Mon, 30/09/2013 - 07:27

'Advocacy is required for delivering win-win situations in areas where biodiversity is threatened by economic activities such as mining'. Dr. Paulinus Ngeh of BirdLife International.

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4th Call for Letters of Inquiry – CEPF Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot; Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Fri, 27/09/2013 - 12:10

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 organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for projects in Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Intensity of use by people and livestock

Boreholes in the Sahel: Man made oasis that helps the soul - Burkina Faso

Thu, 26/09/2013 - 12:45

The Living on the Edge project is a key component of the BirdLife’ Local Empowerment Programme

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BirdLife project plays pivotal role in Egypt’s signature of Raptor MoU

Tue, 24/09/2013 - 12:46

On Monday the 9 th of September 2013, the CEO of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB) project...

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Egyptian Vultures (Sergey Dereliev; www.dereliev-photography.com)

Sudan government acts on ”killer power line”

Sun, 22/09/2013 - 06:41

A workshop of the Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB) project led by BirdLife International and the United Nations Development Program has prompted the Sudanese government to replace one of the most deadly power lines in Africa for large migratory birds , the Port Sudan “killer line”

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Vegetable gardens in the desert

Thu, 19/09/2013 - 06:44

An opportunity for diversifying incomes and obtaining food security

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Beneficiaries: ARTP livelihood program, Kumba District Gbarpolu County, Liberia

Micro-loan schemes: Improving livelihoods and Empowering women at the Gola Forest, Liberia.

Fri, 13/09/2013 - 09:34

The BirdLife Across the River – a Transboundary Peace Park for Sierra Leone and Liberia project (ARTP) funded by the European Commission is being implemented in the Gola forest: an area of pristine forest on the border between Liberia and Sierra Leone, within the so called West Africa Upper Guinea Forest Eco-region.

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Africa welcomes feathered globetrotters!

Fri, 06/09/2013 - 11:35

This year, the residents of as many as eleven African countries will watch the sky in Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, RSA, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zimbabwe and, for the first time, in Kenya, Zambia and Rwanda.

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