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BirdLife’s approach to working locally

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Local knowledge, motivation, sustainability, efficiency, legitimacy and empowerment are all benefits of working locally.

Partners with Nature – report

Saturday, November 12, 2011

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Partners with Nature published by BirdLife International, includes 14 examples of BirdLife Partners’ work with vulnerable communities that provide adaptation benefits.

BirdLife South Africa’s Bird Clubs & Branches

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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BirdLife South Africa’s Bird Clubs & Branches

This report is part of a project which aims to capture, document and disseminate these experiences and the lessons learned from them. The review is part of a project funded by the Aage V. Jensen Foundation.

Bird Clubs South Africa style

Friday, March 18, 2011

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BirdLife South Africa (BLSA; BirdLife Partner) has a membership of around 6,700, of whom more than 5,000 are also members of Bird Clubs. The network of more than 40 Bird Club/branches and affiliates provides a great resource, which allows BLSA to achieve much more than it could through its dedicated staff alone.

Ruddy marvellous! turnstone flies 27,000 km – twice!!

Monday, January 31, 2011

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Ruddy marvellous! turnstone flies 27,000 km – twice!!

Researchers from the Victorian Wader Study Group – a special interest group of Birds Australia [BirdLife Partner] – have just recaptured a Ruddy Turnstone which has completed a 27,000 km round trip migration for the second time.

WOW CSN Tool Development Team: Interview with BirdLife’s Dr Lincoln Fishpool

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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WOW CSN Tool Development Team: Interview with BirdLife’s Dr Lincoln Fishpool

Video of BirdLife’s Global Important Bird Area Co-ordinator Dr Lincoln Fishpool talking about the Wings Over Wetlands Critical Site Network Tool.

Saving seabirds in Ecuador

Monday, December 13, 2010

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Early indications suggest that the artisanal demersal longline fishery, operating from small open out-board boats in South Ecuador, has a negative impact on seabirds, specifically the Critically Endangered Waved Albatross…

Audubon’s Birds of America: The world’s most expensive book

Thursday, December 9, 2010

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Audubon’s Birds of America: The world’s most expensive book

A copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America has became the most expensive book ever sold when it went under the hammer at Sotheby’s for a staggering US$11,542,683…

Debate heating up on biofuels – BirdLife’s November 2010 Round Up

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Debate heating up on biofuels – BirdLife’s November 2010 Round Up

Biofuels are any kind of fuel derived from living things. In principle, they are a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil fuels like oil and coal. It is also estimated that emissions from burning biofuels are broadly comparable to the amount of the gas absorbed from the atmosphere when the biofuel plants are grown. Sounds great. Right? Sadly not…

A truly integrated approach to adaptation – BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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A truly integrated approach to adaptation – BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16

This is an extract from the BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16, Cancún – ‘COP16 – A truly integrated approach to adaptation’.

BirdLife’s key asks of Parties at UNFCCC COP 16

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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BirdLife’s key asks of Parties at UNFCCC COP 16

This is an extract from the BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16, Cancún – ‘BirdLife’s key asks of Parties at COP 16′…

Satellite Tracking Leads to Compilation of Important Conservation Data

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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A new study on Sooty Shearwaters in the California Current shows the benefit of seabird tracking data in identifying priority sites for seabird conservation at sea.

Biofuels policy threatens wildlife habitats

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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Meeting a European target to use biofuel in Britain’s 30 million cars will result in the destruction of an area of wildlife habitat the size of the West Country, a study has found…

State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’

Monday, November 8, 2010

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State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’

The rate of decline of waterbird populations has slightly decreased over the last three decades. However, 47% of the waterbird populations are still declining and only 16% are increasing. The status of waterbirds is improving mainly in North America and Europe, while it is least favourable in Asia. Especially long distance migrants appear to be vulnerable…