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2013 Conservation Leadership Programme awards winners announced!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Conservation Leadership Programme has announced this year’s 28 award-winning projects in 22 different countries, worth a total of $470,000.

New website gives conservationists tools to tackle climate change

Monday, March 11, 2013

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New website gives conservationists tools to tackle climate change

A collaborative effort from Cambridge produces a training toolkit for early- to mid- career international conservationists to understand the intimate links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate change

Conservation Leadership Programme – Applications now open for 2013!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Call for applications now open for the 2013 Conservation Awards. Over $800,000 USD in grants are available each year through these awards, which are aimed at early-career conservationists from all over the world. The programme aims to promote the development of future conservation leaders and provide them with the capacity to address the most significant conservation issues of our time.

BirdLife y la Convención Ramsar participan en la conservación de manglares en las Américas

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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BirdLife y la Convención Ramsar participan en la conservación de manglares en las Américas

BirdLife recientemente asistió a la 2ª reunión de la Iniciativa Regional de la Convención de Ramsar para la Conservación y Uso Racional de Manglares y Corales en las Américas. BirdLife participó como Organización Internacional Asociada comprometida a apoyar el desarrollo y la aplicación de la Convención Ramsar.

BirdLife and the Ramsar Convention focus on mangrove conservation in the Americas

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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BirdLife and the Ramsar Convention focus on mangrove conservation in the Americas

BirdLife recently attended the 2nd meeting of the Ramsar Convention’s Regional Initiative for the Conservation and Wise Use of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Americas.

Conservation Leadership Programme announces award winners for 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) has announced this year’s 30 award-winning projects in 19 different countries, worth a total of $492,000

Laguna de Oviedo becomes a living classroom during wetlands celebrations in Dominican Republic

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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Laguna de Oviedo becomes a living classroom during wetlands celebrations in Dominican Republic

On 2 February, Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife in the Dominican Republic) started their 2011 calendar of environmental festivities by celebrating World Wetlands Day

Got a conservation emergency? Now there’s help

Friday, April 1, 2011

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The Rapid Response Facility provides small grants, focusing on UNESCO natural World Heritage sites, in response to applications for urgent support.

La Laguna de Oviedo es convertida en un aula viviente en honor a los humedales

Friday, April 1, 2011

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La Laguna de Oviedo es convertida en un aula viviente en honor a los humedales

El pasado 2 de febrero, el Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife en República Dominicana) inauguró su calendario de celebraciones ambientales con el Día Mundial de los Humedales, y para celebrar desarrolló un programa de actividades educativas en torno a la conservación y el uso sostenible de la laguna de Oviedo.

The Mangrove Alliance: a natural solution to a tangled issue

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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The Mangrove Alliance: a natural solution to a tangled issue

A new alliance of BirdLife Partners and other organisations aims to conserve, restore and manage mangrove forests sustainably throughout the American tropics. The Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance has already received a huge boost, with support from the MacArthur Foundation to coordinate activities put mangrove conservation actions in place at priority sites in the Caribbean islands.

How long will they stand?

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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The destruction of the world's mangrove forests is happening up to four times faster than the world's land-based forests, according to a new United Nations report. A study commissioned by the U.N. Environmental Program (UNEP) reports that one fifth (around 35,500 square kilometers) of the world's mangroves -- forests straddling both land and sea -- have been lost since 1980.