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CBD Day: Convention on Biological Diversity or Clean Bathing and Drinking?

22. May 2013

May 22 is the International Day of Biological Diversity. This year the Convention on Biological Diversity has chosen the theme Water and Biodiversity, to coincide with the United Nations designation of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation.

World Migratory Bird Day 2013 highlights importance of site networks for migratory birds

11. May 2013

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World Migratory Bird Day 2013 highlights importance of site networks for migratory birds

This weekend 11-12 May is World Migratory Bird Day 2013 is being celebrated in over 65 countries including events held by BirdLife Partners.

Suwarrow Blog Eight – Land ahoy!

3. May 2013

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The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. Today they land on Suwarrow and are welcomed by swarms of seabirds, sharks and crabs…

Celebrate World Penguin Day -and the world penguin tracking database

25. April 2013

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Celebrate World Penguin Day -and the world penguin tracking database

BirdLife International and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research have joined the British Antarctic Survey to compile a “tracking database” on six penguin species. The project is funded by the UK Government’s Darwin Initiative.

Plan to save New Zealand seabirds heralds changes to fishing practises

24. April 2013

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Plan to save New Zealand seabirds heralds changes to fishing practises

BirdLife Partner, Forest & Bird is welcoming the release of a government-approved statement of intent to save native seabirds, including endangered albatrosses and petrels, from being killed by commercial and non-commercial fishing activity…

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

22. April 2013

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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.

Conservation of marines IBAs in West Africa

19. April 2013

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Conservation of marines IBAs in West Africa

A seabird conservation project (Alcyon) that will support identification of critical sites and resources for seabirds initiated.

Massive Marine Protected Area announced in the Southern Indian Ocean

18. April 2013

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Massive Marine Protected Area announced in the Southern Indian Ocean

An enormous Marine Protected Area, one of the largest in the world, has been declared in South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory, the Prince Edward Islands.

Suwarrow Blog Introduction – Follow BirdLife’s Suwarrow Atoll adventure

17. April 2013

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Follow live updates from the BirdLife team as they spend a month eradicating rats from one of the remotest atolls in the South Pacific. Suwarrow Atoll, a necklace of remote Cook Islands land forms, has been renowned for many things over the centuries; a Pacific treasure trove, a hermit’s paradise and a birder’s wonderland. It would be perfect except for an invasion of rats….

Iraqi conservationist wins the Goldman Environmental Prize for restoring the ‘Garden of Eden’

17. April 2013

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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.

Amazing 2012 breeding season for Tahiti Monarch

16. April 2013

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Amazing 2012 breeding season for Tahiti Monarch

The Critically Endangered Tahiti Monarch has enjoyed its most successful breeding season since Société d’Ornithologie de Polynésie began an intensive programme of nest protection in 1998.

New Lake Natron soda ash exploration raises concern

12. April 2013

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New Lake Natron soda ash exploration raises concern

Exploring for soda ash at Engaruka basin, part of the Lake Natron ecosystem started.

Nesting site of Endemic, Endangered Clarke’s Weaver found!

11. April 2013

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Nesting site of Endemic, Endangered Clarke’s Weaver found!

Clarke’s Weavers, Ploceus golandi, are only found in Kilifi County, Kenya. They live in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, and in Dakatcha Woodland to the north. Clarke’s Weavers are usually in small flocks, feeding on insects and fruits in forests of Brachystegia spiciformis.