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BirdLife Americas - who has written 39 posts on BirdLife Community.
BirdLife International has a network of NGOs and individuals in nineteen countries and territories in the Americas: Canada, Chile, United States, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Belize, El Salvador, Panama, Mexico, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Linking sites and people through migratory birds
Six BirdLife Partners in the Americas, together with the global Rio Tinto-BirdLife program and local conservation groups, have successfully completed three years of conservation efforts for migratory birds along the Interior-Pacific flyways. These efforts have built on an existing initiative, “Linking Communities”, at three key sites (complexes of IBAs) in North America, and have supported the planning and implementation of conservation and education actions at six IBAs in South America.
Continue reading...Alarm in Paraguay at settlement plans for Ñacunday National Park
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Paraguayan environmental organizations including Guyra Paraguay (BirdLife in Paraguay) are alarmed at the recent decision of the national government to actively promote the settlement of small-scale farmers (‘campesinos’) within the Ñacunday National Park. The decision to promote a solution which flouts both national legislation and international conventions, sets a worrying precedent for other protected areas in the country.
Continue reading...America, the continent of birds
Friday, October 7, 2011
October is the month to celebrate birds in the Americas, and as in previous years, both BirdLife Partner and non-partner organizations are joining the celebrations.
At least 12 organizations have already started their celebratory activities, ranging from outdoor walks, birding tours, painting and photography competitions, and educational talks, among others.
América, el continente de las Aves
Friday, October 7, 2011
Octubre es el mes de las Aves en las Américas y como es usual, organizaciones socias y no socias de BirdLife se unen este año a la misma.
Al menos 12 organizaciones han iniciado ya sus actividades que van desde caminatas al aire libre, visitas de observación de aves, concursos de pintura y fotografía, charlas educativas, entre otras.
Nature Canada Seeks Public Support to Send Canadian Youth on Arctic Expedition
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Nature Canada (BirdLife Partner) has entered a funding competition to give 13 Canadian youth the opportunity of a lifetime aboard Arctic Expedition 2012.
Continue reading...BirdLife y la Convención Ramsar participan en la conservación de manglares en las Américas
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
BirdLife recientemente asistió a la 2ª reunión de la Iniciativa Regional de la Convención de Ramsar para la Conservación y Uso Racional de Manglares y Corales en las Américas. BirdLife participó como Organización Internacional Asociada comprometida a apoyar el desarrollo y la aplicación de la Convención Ramsar.
Continue reading...BirdLife and the Ramsar Convention focus on mangrove conservation in the Americas
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
BirdLife recently attended the 2nd meeting of the Ramsar Convention’s Regional Initiative for the Conservation and Wise Use of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Americas.
Continue reading...Nuevos proyectos financiados por el Acta (USFWS) para las Américas
Thursday, June 2, 2011
El Secretariado de las Américas de BirdLife International y sus socios fueron beneficiados con el financiamiento de dos proyectos
Continue reading...Migratory Birds, Flyways and Saline Lakes
Thursday, June 2, 2011
A flyways initiative has now been established that addresses migratory bird conservation along the flyway, with Laguna Mar Chiquita a key IBA.
Continue reading...Current distribution and population status of the Endangered Azure-rumped Tanager (Tangara cabanisi) in Guatemala
Friday, April 8, 2011
The Azure-rumped Tanager is a globally threatened species restricted to a small area of only 2,500 km2
Continue reading...ONG emite comunicado sobre las muertes de aves en Arkansas
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
La noticia de la muerte de aves en EEUU y Suecia recorrió el mundo, cayeron “del cielo” 500 aves en Louisiana, 3000 en Arkansas, docenas en Suecia; algo muy extraño, pero nada probado aún. No hay evidencia científica que explique lo que está sucediendo. El socio de Guyra Paraguay en los EEUU, la Sociedad Audubon, está haciendo el seguimiento de miles de aves halladas muertas en Arkansas, junto el segundo incidente en Luisiana, desde la víspera de Año Nuevo.
Continue reading...Awards during the Americas Partnership Meeting
Friday, January 7, 2011
2010 Awards on Biodiversity conservation and development in Latin America The project “Linking sites, linking people: flyways, biodiversity and development in Latin America” was approved to be supported by Fundación Biodiversidad at the beginning of 2010. The project focused on: – Capacity building for local development and IBA conservation – Information exchange and awareness raising [...]
Continue reading...The Mangrove Alliance: a natural solution to a tangled issue
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A new alliance of BirdLife Partners and other organisations aims to conserve, restore and manage mangrove forests sustainably throughout the American tropics. The Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance has already received a huge boost, with support from the MacArthur Foundation to coordinate activities put mangrove conservation actions in place at priority sites in the Caribbean islands.
Continue reading...La Ruta de la Gaviota de Franklin
Friday, December 3, 2010
En el marco del taller “Towards sustainable migratory birds: Linkingsites, Linking people” desarrollado en la ciudad de Talcahuano, Chile del 19 al 22 de octubre de 2010, el Alcalde de la ciudad de Talcahuano, Gastón Saavedra, propuso trabajar en una idea que permitiría, a mediano y largo plazo, unir a las ciudades a lo largo de la ruta migratoria de la Gaviota de Franklin (Larus pipixcan)
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