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Iraqi conservationist wins the Goldman Environmental Prize for restoring the ‘Garden of Eden’
The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced the six recipients of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize, a group of fearless leaders working against all odds to protect the environment and their communities. Amongst this year’s winners is Azzam Alwash, CEO of Nature Iraq, BirdLife’s Partner in the country.
Continue reading...1st International Day of Forests celebrated in Ethiopia: “Forests: our Lives, our Future”
15. April 2013
The first ever International Day of Forests was celebrated in Ethiopia, and EWNHS (BirdLife in Ethiopia) took the opportunity to promote the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund investment in the Eastern Afromontane hotspot.
Continue reading...Hundreds of hikers walking through Lebanon for the conservation of birds
2. April 2013
Wearing boots and armed with only the country’s new hunting regulations, 150 hikers are trekking through Lebanon for bird conservation
Continue reading...Bird boxes Iraqi-style
27. March 2013
An exciting project in Iraq is developing the next generation of young conservationists and also helping birds.
Continue reading...New agreements for bird sensitive energy development in Egypt!
11. March 2013
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the Migratory Soaring Birds project’s national partner in Egypt, and the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) crystallising their collaboration for bird sensitive energy development in Egypt
Continue reading...CEPF, in association with EWNHS, launches the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot Investment in Ethiopia
6. March 2013
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), which funds nongovernmental efforts to conserve the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems, officially launched the Ethiopian component of its five year, $9.8 million investment plan in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot on the 1st of March, 2013 during a festive event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Continue reading...Call for Letters of Inquiry – Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot
22. February 2013
BirdLife International, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, in their role as Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, invite civil society organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for projects in all eligible countries within the hotspot: Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Continue reading...New funds for conservation in the Eastern Afromontane hotspot and the Great Lakes Region of East and Central Africa – now open!
22. February 2013
Two major donors for conservation action, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and the MacArthur Foundation, launched their new calls for proposals during a joint event yesterday evening in Kigali, Rwanda.
Continue reading...SPNL receives “Best Practice” Award from the United Nations for improving the living environment through Hima system
19. February 2013
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL – BirdLife in Lebanon) recently received an international ‘best practice’ award for their work at the Qolieleh Hima site, where they are preserving the coast and improving living conditions for local people.
Continue reading...CEPF Eastern Afromontane Hotspot launched in Arabian Peninsula
14. February 2013
At an event hosted by the Saudi Wildlife Authority at the King Khalid University in Abha, Saudi Arabia, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) launched its plan to invest $9.8 million over five years in conserving the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot.
Continue reading...Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Migratory Soaring Birds’ Considerations in the Energy Sector
15. December 2012
The workshop will bring together leading experts from both the energy and nature conservation sectors to tackle bird mortality in energy infrastructure in the Middle East Region
Continue reading...Update: Small grants also available for Mediterranean hotspot conservation- apply now
16. November 2012
BirdLife International invite new Letters of Inquiry from NGOs, Community Groups and other Civil Society organisations for small grants to conserve biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot.
Continue reading...Critical Ecosystems in need of Letters: BirdLife International and CEPF invite new Letters of Inquiry for Mediterranean Hotspot conservation
7. November 2012
BirdLife International invite Letters of Inquiry from NGOs, Community Groups and other Civil Society organisations for large grants to conserve biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot.
Continue reading...Managing Effects of Wind Power on Birds and Bats
30. October 2012
The ‘Birds and Bats Master Class’ being held in conjunction with the Clean Technology Fund’s Pilot Countries meeting will enable a range of different parties to come together, including countries where more wind projects are expected in the pipeline.
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