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Why temperate and boreal forests are important in the fight against climate change

8. December 2011

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BirdLife delegation member Mel Coath talks about why termperate and boreal forests are important in the fight against climate change and how they need to protected as part of any future deal (interview at the UNCCC COP17, December 2011, for OneWorld TV).

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What’s happening at the climate change talks? (COP17 in Durban, South Africa)

2. December 2011

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BirdLife International Delegation Member John Lanchbery gives his views on what are the key issues for BirdLife at the latest climate change talks (December 2011)

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Birds and powerlines – solutions to stop electrocution and collisions

28. November 2011

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Dr Markus Nipkow, Officer for Ornithology and Bird Conservation of NABU/BirdLife Germany, explains how the danger of powerlines to birds can be mitigated.

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Save our Seabirds (SOS) Festival 2011

4. November 2011

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BirdLife South Africa’s Save Our Seabirds Festival tackled the issues of overfishing, pollution and habitat loss.

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New documentary highlights importance of IBAs for people in Nepal

19. October 2011

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New documentary highlights importance of IBAs for people in Nepal

Bird Conservation Nepal has launched a documentary to highlight the value of Important Bird Areas to people.

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The ecology of the Mao in Samoa

20. September 2011

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The ecology of the Mao in Samoa

Mao is an endemic honeyeater found in Samoa which is classified as Endangered by BirdLife on the IUCN Red List. Unless urgent action is taken, these unique birds have a very high risk of going extinct in the near future…

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Aussie eyrie internet hit

15. September 2011

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Aussie eyrie internet hit

Birds Australia’s nest monitoring camera of a family of White-bellied Sea-Eagles has been an online hit since its launch in August.

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Peter and Jane: A Short Film about Biofuels

8. August 2011

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More than 20 environmental organisations across Europe are calling on the EU to stop the environmental damage caused by EU biofuels targets with the help of Peter and Jane, characters in this specially-created animated short film.

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“The missing” visitors in Cyprus are not tourists but birds !

29. July 2011

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“The missing” visitors in Cyprus are not tourists but birds !

BirdLife Cyprus has created this short film on the trapping situation in Cyprus

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Search for the Fiji Petrel – Video

20. May 2011

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Search for the Fiji Petrel – Video

A short video showing the search for the Criticality Endangered Fiji Petrel by NatureFiji-MareqetiViti.

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Migrants under threat

13. May 2011

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Migrants under threat

The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2011 is ‘Land use changes from a bird’s-eye view’ and it highlights the negative effects human activities are having on migratory birds, their habitats and the planet’s natural environment

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Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction

12. April 2011

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Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction

Watch the new video to find out more about the Vulture project and to meet the people who are saving Asia’s vultures from extinction.

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Video report from Nightingale Island on oil spill

23. March 2011

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Where’s Andrew TV arrived on Nightingale Island on March 23, 2011. This is what he saw.

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Audubon celebrates 10th year of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act

10. March 2011

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Audubon celebrates 10th year of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act

As spring approaches, millions of birds will wing their way back to North America. Red Knots near Tierra del Fuego will make a remarkable journey to the arctic tundra….

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Forests for water and wetlands

2. February 2011

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Forests for water and wetlands

Today is World Wetlands Day and the 40th anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar on 2 February 1971. Over the last four decades the Ramsar Convention has had a huge positive impact on how wetlands are valued, managed and conserved around the world. The BirdLife Partnership is proud to be working in support of the Convention, as one of its International Organisation Partners.

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Help stop illegal hunting in Malta

19. January 2011

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Help stop illegal hunting in Malta

Illegal hunting is a widespread and serious problem in Malta, with poachers specifically targeting protected birds including raptors (birds of prey) and Herons as well as rarer visitors to the islands.

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Miracle in the marshes of Iraq

17. January 2011

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Miracle in the marshes of Iraq

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…

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

11. January 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.

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Study shows alarming drop in Kenyan vultures

22. December 2010

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Study shows alarming drop in Kenyan vultures

Vultures in one of Africa’s most significant wildlife reserves are declining at an alarming rate according to a new study in Biological Conservation…

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Spoony needs your vote!

2. December 2010

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Spoony needs your vote!

BirdLife’s work to save two key resting and feeding sites in China, used by one of the world’s oddest and most appealing waterbirds is to receive support from Disney’s Friends for Change initiative.

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Erzhan helps locate important new staging site for Sociable Lapwing in Turkey

28. October 2010

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Erzhan helps locate important new staging site for Sociable Lapwing in Turkey

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.

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

14. October 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.

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Osprey ringed in Germany found shot in Malta

6. October 2010

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Osprey ringed in Germany found shot in Malta

An Osprey ringed in Germany by NABU (BirdLife Partner) as part of a conservation project was recovered by the ALE and BirdLife Malta (BirdLife Partner) yesterday afternoon, shortly after being illegally shot in the Salina Bird Sanctuary.

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The BirdLife Partnership – Video

5. October 2010

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The BirdLife Partnership – Video

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.

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BirdLife calls upon the EU to champion biodiversity in Nagoya and at home

4. October 2010

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BirdLife calls upon the EU to champion biodiversity in Nagoya and at home

BirdLife International handed in to the European Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Janez Potoƒçnik, its “message for Nagoya”.

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BirdLife Malta Raptor Camp – September 2010 Video

17. September 2010

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BirdLife Malta Raptor Camp – September 2010 Video

Raphael Vassallo joins BirdLife Malta (BirdLife Partner) and the Campaign Against Bird Slaughter (CBAS) on their Raptor Watch camp in the Maltese countryside, monitoring for illegal hunting and trapping.

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Bird Migration on the Bihar Plain in Hungary – Video

2. September 2010

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Bird Migration on the Bihar Plain in Hungary – Video

A new documentary film entitled ‘Bird Migration on the Bihar Plain’ has been produced by the Wings Over Wetlands demonstration project team in Hungary. The film documents the importance of the Bihar Plains as a breeding, wintering and stop-over area for hundreds of thousands of migratory waterbirds, highlighting the role played by the fishponds found in the area as a source of food and as an important place for the birds to rest during their often long and arduous journeys.

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Birdfair 2010 Day 3 Round Up – Video

23. August 2010

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Birdfair 2010 Day 3 Round Up – Video

In this film, Day 3 Round Up, The Final Day, we look back over the three days and more importantly look to the future. Now the money has been raised the hard work can really begin in the Ethiopian Highlands.

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Birdfair 2010 Day 2 Round Up – Video

23. August 2010

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Birdfair 2010 Day 2 Round Up – Video

In this film, Day 2 round up, we talk to people all around the fair to answer the question, “What does Birdfair mean to you?”

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Birdfair 2010 Day 1 Round Up – Video

23. August 2010

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Birdfair 2010 Day 1 Round Up – Video

Birdfair and their role in conservation. The coverage round up from Day 1 of the 2010 British Birdwatching fair in Rutland.

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Interview with BirdLife’s Middle East Advisor Richard Porter – Video

23. August 2010

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Interview with BirdLife’s Middle East Advisor Richard Porter – Video

A report from David Lindo and the BirdGuides production team at the 2010 British Birdfair, interviewing Richard Porter (BirdLife’s Middle East Advisor) and Simon Aspinall about their new book, Birds of the Middle East. The book describes all the birds of the region, including totally updated accounts of the larks and the large white-headed gull complex.

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