Author Archives | Ade Long
Ade Long - who has written 53 posts on BirdLife Community.
Ade Long is Head of Communications at BirdLife International.
Foiling climate change
After seeding the sea with iron filings to create a carbon sink, and giant mirrors which reflect the sun’s heat back into space, comes a new geo-engineering solution which aims to maintain penguin breeding colonies in the Antarctic at their optimum temperature.
Continue reading...Submit your best photos to a World Wetlands Day photo celebration
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Showcase the beauty of wetlands along with your talent! From Jan. 3-20, 2012 upload your best photos to a Flickr site and have your image showcased on World Wetlands Day this February 2.
Continue reading...Bird photo contest to award $10,000 to winner
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Lynx Edicions announces the launch of the first edition of the HBW World Bird Photo contest. The competition offers photographers a chance to win a first prize of US$10,000
Continue reading...Concurso de fotografía para aves – premio de $ 10.000 para el ganador
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Lynx edicions anuncia la convocatoria de la primera edición del HBW ‘World Bird Photo Contest’
Continue reading...Why temperate and boreal forests are important in the fight against climate change
Thursday, December 8, 2011
BirdLife delegation member Mel Coath talks about why termperate and boreal forests are important in the fight against climate change and how they need to protected as part of any future deal (interview at the UNCCC COP17, December 2011, for OneWorld TV).
Continue reading...What’s happening at the climate change talks? (COP17 in Durban, South Africa)
Friday, December 2, 2011
BirdLife International Delegation Member John Lanchbery gives his views on what are the key issues for BirdLife at the latest climate change talks (December 2011)
Continue reading...Birds and powerlines – solutions to stop electrocution and collisions
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dr Markus Nipkow, Officer for Ornithology and Bird Conservation of NABU/BirdLife Germany, explains how the danger of powerlines to birds can be mitigated.
Continue reading...10th conference of Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species
Monday, November 21, 2011
The BirdLife International Partnership seek endorsement for conference resolutions which, if adopted, could help halt or reverse the catastrophic decline in numbers of many migratory species of birds.
Continue reading...Only international action will save migratory birds
Monday, November 21, 2011
Populations of long-distance migratory landbirds are declining rapidly in the African-Eurasian flyway and urgent actions are needed across regions.
Continue reading...Sustainable birdwatching tourism to grow in Europe
Monday, November 14, 2011
A successful flagship project that has been making birdwatching tourism sustainable in Spain and Portugal has been granted funding in order to expand into more Mediterranean countries.
Continue reading...BirdLife’s key asks of Parties at UNFCCC COP 17
Saturday, November 12, 2011
The BirdLife Partnership are calling on the parties to the Climate Change Convention to six key asks.
Continue reading...National adaptation planning should deliver to vulnerable groups and ecosystems
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Adaptation strategies aim to reduce the impact and cost of climate change by decreasing vulnerability and increasing resilience.
Continue reading...A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation is an effective approach to adaptation that deserves more policy support.
Continue reading...Improving the conservation status of migratory landbirds in the African-Eurasian region
Thursday, November 10, 2011
BirdLife wants approval for resolution to improve the conservation status of African-Eurasian migratory landbirds.
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