NatureFiji-MareqetiViti has now merged with the Birdlife Fiji Progamme and has welcomed two new members of staff. Together the new team are managing a combined program of work in Fiji on community, conservation, ecosystem services and environmental education…
15. April 2013
1st International Day of Forests celebrated in Ethiopia: “Forests: our Lives, our Future”
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.
12. April 2013
New Lake Natron soda ash exploration raises concern
Exploring for soda ash at Engaruka basin, part of the Lake Natron ecosystem started.
11. April 2013
Innovative solutions to bring clean air back into cities and their ports
Air pollution threatens climate, environment and human health. Each year approximately 500,000 people die prematurely from the direct consequences of poor air quality throughout the European Union. NABU (BirdLife in Germany), in collaboration with eight European green NGOs, has launched a tree year project aiming at developing concrete measures and solutions for a cleaner air in European ports and cities. The timing is perfect since clean air will be the focus of EU environmental policy discussions throughout 2013, the European Year of Air.
11. April 2013
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.
11. April 2013
Successful Flamingo breeding reported at Lake Natron!
Successful breeding of Flamingo reported between September 2012 and January 2013.
10. April 2013
From the sands of the Sahara to the sands of CEMEX quarries
Sand Martins make an amazing journey every winter from the Sahara to the UK to breed in piles of sand. This year, every CEMEX UK quarry will be creating the sheer banks of sand that Sand Martins love to make their homes in, as part of the CEMEX-BirdLife International partnership.
10. April 2013
Ecosystem Services in High Andean Wetlands
Ecosystem services provided by high Andean wetlands must be understood in order to ensure their conservation.
10. April 2013
Community-based management improves forest condition in an East African biodiversity hotspot… as more species continue to be discovered.
A new report by the BirdLife Partnership compiles the status and trends of biodiversity in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya
10. April 2013
2013 Conservation Leadership Programme awards winners announced!
The Conservation Leadership Programme has announced this year’s 28 award-winning projects in 22 different countries, worth a total of $470,000.
9. April 2013
Caribbean Partners get their “mangroove” on for World Wetlands Day
Grupo Jaragua and Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc. marked World Wetlands Day with programmes aimed at raising awareness of the value and benefits delivered by the Caribbean’s shrinking coastal mangroves.
9. April 2013
Protected status for Panama Bay reinstated by court ruling
The Bay of Panama, one of the most important sites for migratory waterbirds in the America, has received a reprieve from destructive development.
8. April 2013
A last chance for High Andean Grebes?
The wetlands of the High Andes are an evolutionary hotspot for the grebe family (Podicipedidae). This unique diversity is, however, rapidly being lost: in the past 30 years, 2 species have gone extinct and another 3 species are on the verge of extinction. Here we report on efforts to save three of these species, the [...]
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16. April 2013
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