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Sinking a few in Chile with Albatross Task Force Instructor Luis Cabezas

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Between the 4th August and 2nd September two ATF Chile instructors (including myself!) took to the high seas onboard a Chilean pelagic longline vessel that fishes for swordfish. What was our mission? What was our objective?

Nagoya in pictures…

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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COP a load of some BirdLife pictures sent directly from BirdLife staff at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Nagoya…

BirdLife to sign agreement with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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BirdLife and the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in support of effective implementation of the Convention.

Important Bird Areas of the World – Poster

Sunday, October 24, 2010

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Important Bird Areas of the World – Poster

Poster showing the location and protection status of the world’s 10,000 Important Bird Areas (IBAs). To download your copy please click here (20 mb – may be slow to download).

Oceans Day at Nagoya

Saturday, October 23, 2010

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Today is Oceans Day at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties meeting in Nagoya, Japan. The day is drawing attention to the increasing scientific evidence indicating the rapidly declining health of marine and coastal biodiversity. Indicative of these changes are the declines in seabird populations. BirdLife’s Global Seabird Programme has launched a new booklet which outlines our innovative approach to identifying and conserving marine Important Bird Area…

Conserving biodiversity, respecting rights

Friday, October 15, 2010

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Conserving biodiversity, respecting rights

Few will recognise the role of conservation in reinforcing and asserting people’s rights. In fact there are close links between conservation and human rights, and conservation projects that are well-designed and well-executed can make a significant positive contribution to their fulfilment. This article draws on examples from the work of BirdLife Partners around the world, to explain the linkages, and to demonstrate the contribution the BirdLife Partnership is making…

BirdLife’s 5 Asks for COP10 CBD in Nagoya – Video

Thursday, October 14, 2010

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BirdLife’s 5 Asks for COP10 CBD in Nagoya – Video

Short video showing BirdLife’s 5 policy asks for the COP-10 CBD meeting in Nagoya, Japan.

Albatross Task Force Diaries – Juliano Cesar in Brazil

Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Albatross Task Force Diaries – Juliano Cesar in Brazil

I’ve finally arrived back in the port of Itajaí following my first trip on a fishing vessel as part of the Albatross Task Force team in Brazil…

First Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund newsletter

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund newsletter…

The BirdLife Partnership – Video

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Short video about the BirdLife Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.

We must strengthen resilience through ‘ecological infrastructure’ – Policy Briefing

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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We must strengthen resilience through ‘ecological infrastructure’ – Policy Briefing

BirdLife Policy Brief for CBD COP-10, Nagoya – message from BirdLife’s Chairman Peter J. Schei.

Five critical issues that will ‘make or break’ Nagoya – Policy Briefing

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Five critical issues that will ‘make or break’ Nagoya – Policy Briefing

In May 2010, the Global Biodiversity Outlook concluded that the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have failed to meet the 2010 Target to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on earth.

Revised and updated Strategic Plan for the post-2010 period – Policy Briefing

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Revised and updated Strategic Plan for the post-2010 period – Policy Briefing

BirdLife calls on all Parties to recognise the immediate need for hugely scaled up, effective and concerted efforts to overcome the obstacles that prevented the 2010 target from being met. Urgent action is essential to ensure nature’s resilience and underpin human well-being.

Financial Resources – Policy Briefing

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Effective implementation of the CBD continues to be severely hampered by insufficient financial resources. This is a pervasive problem but at its most acute in developing countries.