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Taiwanese support for BirdLife’s Forest Programme

Martin Fowlie — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:08:39 +0000

At a meeting in London, Taiwanese UK Representative, Dr Shen has handed over to BirdLife Chief Executive Dr Marco Lambertini the 2012 contribution from the Forestry Bureau to three top priority BirdLife conservation projects in Madagascar, Cambodia and Sao Tome. The Forestry Bureau of Taiwan has contributed annually to international conservation through BirdLife programmes since [...]

Spoon-billed Sandpiper wintering site becomes Bangladesh’s 20th IBA

Martin Fowlie — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:17:38 +0000

Sonadia Island in Bangladesh, where 10% of the known population of the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper spends the winter, has been recognised by BirdLife as Bangladesh’s 20th Important Bird Area.

After five years of success, CEPF commits $10 million more to Indo-Burma hotspot

BirdLife in Indochina — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:58:28 +0000

Five years ago, in response to the environmental crisis engulfing mainland South-East Asia, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund launched a $10 million grants programme to conserve the critical ecosystems of the Indo-Burma Hotspot.

Surprise Spoon-billed Sandpiper sighting at Malaysian IBA highlights importance of CEMEX’s new support

Shaun Hurrell — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:17:10 +0000

Sighting of Critically Endangered bird underlines the global importance of Teluk Air Tawar-Kuala Muda coast IBA, and the benefits of CEMEX's new support of MNS's efforts to conserve the site...

Restoring a breeding colony for Chinese Crested Tern

Martin Fowlie — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:59:46 +0000

A new ambitious project plans to restore a network of breeding sites for the Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern probably the world’s most threatened seabird.