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Concensus reached at the eleventh hour of CBD COP11

Saturday, October 20, 2012

At 2AM this morning countries agreed targets to double support for conservation from developed to developing countries to 10 billion US Dollars by 2015

Conserving South Asia’s vultures

Thursday, October 18, 2012

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No vultures will be left in India and the rest of South Asia if immediate steps are not taken for their conservation, NGOs have warned at the CBD CoP 11

Opposing views and progress: mid-conference update from COP11

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Opposing views and progress: mid-conference update from COP11

News directly from the hard-working BirdLife policy team in Hyderabad, India, where negotiations of the CBD are in their final week...

Empowering the Grassroots Megaposter

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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BirdLife has won the COP 11 Jury Choice Award for the “Mega-poster” exhibition and competition organised by the CBD Secretariat’s Biodiversity for Development Unit.

Working together out of poverty

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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A look at what the BirdLife Partnership is doing to help eradicate poverty

Marine conservation e-Atlas marks a breakthrough in sharing data to manage the world’s oceans

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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The e-Atlas covers 3,000 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and is the first global inventory of important sites for the conservation of migratory marine species

Into the deep unknown – scientists unveil the secrets of our seas

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Safeguarding the world’s oceans is a global undertaking, and BirdLife has provided scientific data and policy support at COP11 in Hyderabad.

Sharing experiences on effective biodiversity conservation amongst the private sector in India and Japan

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Sharing experiences on effective biodiversity conservation amongst the private sector in India and Japan

The major role corporates have to play in conservation in relation to sustainable development models for India and Japan was discussed at a COP11 side event

Filling the information gap: how bird data can help set, meet and track national biodiversity targets

Friday, October 12, 2012

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Filling the information gap: how bird data can help set, meet and track national biodiversity targets

Assisting governments in develop National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) is the purpose of a new guide made available this week at COP11.

The cost of conservation: US$80 billion a year needed to save nature

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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A new study provides hard figures estimating the investments needed to reduce the extinction risk for all known threatened species at US$4 billion annually, with a further US$76 billion needed each year to protect and effectively manage terrestrial sites of global conservation significance.

Using ecosystem services for better decision-making

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Using ecosystem services for better decision-making

A new report entitled 'Conserving biodiversity and delivering ecosystem services at Important Bird Areas in Nepal' has been launched at the CBD COP in Hyderabad, India.

CBD COP11: what BirdLife wants

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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Here are BirdLife’s main asks of Parties at COP11, which opens on the 8 October in Hyderabad, India.

Invest Now or Pay More for Biodiversity Losses Later, say World’s Leading Environmental Groups

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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Invest Now or Pay More for Biodiversity Losses Later, say World’s Leading Environmental Groups

As the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity kicks off, Conservation International, BirdLife and TNC challenge world leaders to raise development aid by 20 percent and domestic budgets for biodiversity by 10 percent

Assessment of EU’s biodiversity efforts (Video interview)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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Konstantin Kreiser assesses the EU’s biodiversity efforts in an interview for Climate Change TV

Concensus reached at the eleventh hour of CBD COP11

Conserving South Asia’s vultures

Opposing views and progress: mid-conference update from COP11

Empowering the Grassroots Megaposter

Working together out of poverty

Marine conservation e-Atlas marks a breakthrough in sharing data to manage the world’s oceans

Into the deep unknown – scientists unveil the secrets of our seas

Sharing experiences on effective biodiversity conservation amongst the private sector in India and Japan

Filling the information gap: how bird data can help set, meet and track national biodiversity targets

The cost of conservation: US$80 billion a year needed to save nature

Using ecosystem services for better decision-making

CBD COP11: what BirdLife wants

Invest Now or Pay More for Biodiversity Losses Later, say World’s Leading Environmental Groups

Assessment of EU’s biodiversity efforts (Video interview)

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