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After five years of success, CEPF commits $10 million more to Indo-Burma hotspot

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Five years ago, in response to the environmental crisis engulfing mainland South-East Asia, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund launched a $10 million grants programme to conserve the critical ecosystems of the Indo-Burma Hotspot.

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund provides US$10 million for biodiversity conservation in Indo-Burma Region

Thursday, December 13, 2012

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After four years, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund’s investment in the Indo- Burma biodiversity hotspot has resulted in more than US$ 9.8 million in grants to 54 civil society organisations to conserve biodiversity in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Western Siem Pang Forest: natural wonder of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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BirdLife International Cambodia Programme has just published a lavishly illustrated report revealing the global conservation importance of the proposed Western Siem Pang Protected Forest located in a remote area of northern Cambodia near the border with Laos.

BirdLife International and CEPF invite new Letters of Inquiry for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.

Monday, July 2, 2012

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BirdLife International in Indochina, in its role as the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for CEPF in the Indo-Burma Hotspot, invites proposals for small grants from non-government organisations, community groups, and other civil society organisations.

BirdLife in Indochina newsletter The Babbler No.41 released

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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BirdLife International in Indochina has released its quarterly newsletter The Babbler No. 41 (February -May 2012).

Mangrove planting in Cambodia to celebrate Ramsar Convention 40th Anniversary

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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Mangrove planting in Cambodia to celebrate Ramsar Convention 40th Anniversary

In 1998, Cambodia officially became a contracting party to the Ramsar Convention and designated three sites as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar sites).

Conservationists concerned for future of White-shouldered Ibis

Monday, September 5, 2011

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The 2011 Cambodian census of White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni has found a larger number of birds than ever before, but celebrations are muted, as this species’ survival is imminently threatened by serious habitat loss.

Census finds unexplained fall in Black-faced Spoonbill numbers

Thursday, May 5, 2011

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The 2011 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census has found a large decrease in the known wintering populations since last year’s census.

The Babbler 37 now available

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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You can now access the 37th edition (January -March 2011) of The Babbler, the quarterly newsletter of BirdLife International in Indochina online

Government of Cambodia declares new Sarus Crane reserve

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Government of Cambodia declares new Sarus Crane reserve

Kampong Trach Important Bird Area has finally been designated as Cambodia’s second Sarus Crane reserve. This signing represents the culmination of consultative and bureaucratic process that began in 2006.

Rare Bird Club Trip report – Cambodia 2010 by Jane Fenton

Thursday, September 23, 2010

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It was with some trepidation that I joined this braveheart expedition into the wilds of Cambodia to discover five Critically Endangered birds: White-shouldered and Giant Ibis, along with White-rumped, Slender-billed and Red-headed Vulture.

New edition of The Babbler

Thursday, September 16, 2010

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BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 35, for July - September 2010, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina. This feature gives an update on an additional one large and one small grant, brief progress of fifteen funded projects and especially the CEPF mid-term assessment workshops held in July in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

How BirdLife is conserving tropical forests – with Roger Safford

Thursday, September 16, 2010

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Tropical forests are disappearing at a rate of one football pitch per second - more than 10 million hectares per year. These losses are driven by global demand for timber, paper and land for food crops and bio-fuels. BirdLife's work has shown that 913 species worldwide are threatened by forest destruction and degradation; that's almost one in ten of the world's birds.

Record numbers of White-shouldered Ibis counted

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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A record-breaking 429 White-shouldered Ibis been recorded in Cambodia, making the known global population much larger than previously thought. With so many birds remaining in the wild the chances of conservation success are greatly improved – welcome news for this Critically Endangered bird species.