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Conservation fund for the Mediterranean Basin gives key role to the BirdLife Partnership
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) investment in the Mediterranean Basin will have an implemtation team comprising BirdLife Partners and the BirdLife International Global Secretariat and Middle East Division.
Continue reading...BirdLife projects flying high in UNEP-GEF top-twenty
23. November 2011
To mark its 20th Anniversary, the GEF has announced and profiled its 20 best projects funded through UNEP. This ‘20-best’ list features two projects in which BirdLife International was a key player.
Continue reading...Only international action will save migratory birds
21. November 2011
Populations of long-distance migratory landbirds are declining rapidly in the African-Eurasian flyway and urgent actions are needed across regions.
Continue reading...Experts reach agreement on mainstreaming migratory soaring birds conservation into the hunting sector in the Rift Valley/Red Sea region
24. October 2011
A Regional Declaration on hunting, guidelines for mainstreaming MSBs considerations into the hunting sector and a five year Regional Action Plan were agreed at the meeting.
Continue reading...Migratory soaring birds and the hunting sector meeting
15. October 2011
Experts from around the Middle East, Europe and Africa will gather in Beirut to work on plans to conserve the Rift Valley/Red Sea migratory soaring birds flyway.
Continue reading...Hima Fund now available for Middle East IBAs
7. October 2011
Funds are available for a traditional approach to conserving biodiversity and managing natural resources, the Hima system.
Continue reading...BirdLife International Partnership honoured with Premio Gorila
1. October 2011
The award from the Loro Parque Foundation recognises BirdLife’s contribution to the conservation of biodiversity.
Continue reading...Record flock of migrating Sociable Lapwings recorded in Kazakhstan
1. September 2011
BirdLife International scientists monitoring migrating Sociable Lapwings in the heart of the Great Steppe have recently discovered the largest single flock seen in Kazakhstan since 1939.
Continue reading...Syrian ibises fledge; Morocco’s ibis wardens need your support
19. July 2011
Northern Bald Ibis is being tracked from Syria through the Arabian peninsula whilst in Morocco wardens are needed to protect the breeding sites
Continue reading...A grain of hope in the desert
16. June 2011
Arabian Oryx which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Continue reading...Nature Iraq receives Takreem Arab Achievement Award in Qatar
11. May 2011
This year’s Takreem Award which promotes Arab excellence and leadership worldwide has been awarded to Nature Iraq.
Continue reading...RSCN supports Earth Hour with positive actions for the planet
4. April 2011
Continuing a three-year tradition, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN, BirdLife Partner in Jordan), with support from Investbank, hosted “Lights Out Jordan: Earth Hour 2011
Continue reading...Swarovski Optik announces new conservation commitment
24. March 2011
Swarovski Optik announce they will be providing further support for the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme.
Continue reading...The involvement of Local Conservation Groups in IBA conservation in the Himas of Lebanon
18. March 2011
The purpose of this report is to explore and analyse the IBA Caretaker Network in Lebanon with the goal of furthering our understanding of what makes, motivates and inspires Caretakers, what opportunities and challenges they face, and the value of having an IBA Caretaker Network.
Continue reading...Working for Lebanese IBAs
18. March 2011
From its establishment in 1986, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL, BirdLife in Lebanon) advocated the establishment of a national protected areas programme.
Continue reading...Syria hosts inaugural meeting of the Sociable Lapwing International Working Group.
18. March 2011
Conservation scientists and government officials from fourteen countries spanning three continents are meeting in Syria today to plan collaborative conservation action that aims to prevent the extinction of the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing. Countries which have sent representatives include, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and United Kingdom. The event marks [...]
Continue reading...Record flock of Sociable Lapwings discovered in Oman
11. February 2011
Exciting news has just reached us that a country record flock of 90+ Sociable Lapwings was present at Salalah in Oman on Christmas Day, 2010.
Continue reading...Ace navigator Erzhan emerges in Sudan for a fourth consecutive winter
27. January 2011
After an absence of any firm location data since early October, Erzhan – our most experienced traveller – has just popped up on our radar again. For the fourth year running we can confirm he is now back in a wintering flock in Sudan.
Continue reading...Miracle in the marshes of Iraq
17. January 2011
A film documentary on the regeneration of Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes, a project led by Azzad Alwash, the CEO of BirdLife Affiliate Nature Iraq, will get its first public screening tomorrow on the UK’s BBC TV Channel. The documentary is being shown at 2000 GMT on BBC2′s Natural World series…
Continue reading...Important Bird Areas in the Middle East
10. January 2011
410 pages, Out of print. This book identifies and describes the 391 sites most important for the conservation of these birds and other biodiversity.
Continue reading...Reducing conflict between Israel’s air force and migratory birds – podcast
30. November 2010
Autumn is one of the busiest times of the year for migrating bird with over 500 million birds crossing the country as they make their journey south from Europe and Asia seeking warming weather in Africa. BBC correspondent Jon Donnison spoke with Dr Yossi Leshem from Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI / BirdLife Partner) to hear about their successful work reducing the conflicts between migratory birds and airplanes.
Continue reading...State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’
8. November 2010
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…
Continue reading...Erzhan helps locate important new staging site for Sociable Lapwing in Turkey
28. October 2010
On October 10th, 554 Sociable Lapwings were located in central eastern Turkey – the largest flock of migrating Sociable Lapwings encountered so far this autumn marking the discovery of an important new staging site.
Continue reading...Conserving biodiversity, respecting rights
15. October 2010
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…
Continue reading...Dinara springs double surprise
6. October 2010
After more than a month without word, Dinara (a Sociable Lapwing) sprung a double surprise today when we received not only a new transmission with details of her current location but also confirmation that she is in southern Uzbekistan!
Continue reading...Time to hit the biodiversity target – BirdLife’s September 2010 Round Up
30. September 2010
Next month the world’s leaders are meeting in Japan to discuss a new biodiversity target. This is a vitally important milestone for the future of wildlife on our shared planet. We’ll be covering the news from the event, however looking back at September’s stories we already have some powerful messages for governments to consider…
Continue reading...Thirty years of migration – a million miles on the wing
21. September 2010
From now on it will be known as the million-mile bird: an Arctic tern which has been migrating between northern England and the Antarctic every year for the last three decades.
Continue reading...Nature Iraq Photo Exhibition – now online
14. September 2010
For those who missed the recent photo exhibition about Nature Iraq’s (BirdLife in Iraq) work, you can now view it on their website.
Continue reading...Sociable Lapwings embark on an Amazing Journey
24. August 2010
Following extensive research, nine Sociable Lapwings have been carefully fitted with tiny, state-of-the-art satellite transmitters, which will track their hazardous 5,000+ km journey from their breeding grounds in Kazakhstan to their non breeding areas in tropical Africa and other, as yet undiscovered, destinations.
Continue reading...Sociable Lapwing Tracking – RSPB Video
19. August 2010
Check out the new RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) video about tracking Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing in Kazakhstan.
Continue reading...Launch of Wetland Globe International Wetland Awards
28. July 2010
The World Wetland Network, an international initiative comprising over 200 wetland NGOs from across the globe, is today launching a new set of awards to recognise best practice in wetland management, and to highlight wetlands in crisis…
Continue reading...- Alaotra Grebe extinction – Do you care?
- UPDATE: over 866,000 birds slaughtered so far this autumn in Cyprus! - Sign the petition to stop this now!
- List of extinct bird species
- 89,225 birds slaughtered…so far! - Sign the petition to stop it now!
- Project launched to identify conservation targets within one million km2 of Eastern Africa
- Searching for Sociable Lapwing with Nature Iraq's Omar Fadil
- Birds at risk from the Gulf Oil Spill
- An Aruba without Troupial, Prikichi, Patrushi or Shoco?
- Concurso: Ponle el nombre al ave simbolo del Festival Mundial de las Aves
- Miracle in the marshes of Iraq
- laura: It´s raining petrels!...
- Dr Chawngthu Lalhmingliana: Your hard work is rewarded! Congratulations!Really...
- Manuel Sanchez: Hi, How we van get involved? Sounds interesting...
- Richard Martin: This is a good chance to learn from each other and...
- Kariuki Ndang'ang'a: All submissions of abstracts should go to Colleen ...
- Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand
- First assessment of Endangered Northern Rockhopper Penguins since 2011 oil spill
- BirdLife welcomes passing of law to secure transboundary ecosystems in East Africa
- Sustainable tourism for Nepal's wetlands
- BirdLife and ITTO agree to pursue common goals on tropical forests
- New stronghold for Japanese Murrelet found
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