Concensus reached at the eleventh hour of CBD COP11

Saturday, October 20, 2012

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Concensus reached at the eleventh hour of CBD COP11

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

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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...

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Working together out of poverty

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Working together out of poverty

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

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

Monday, October 15, 2012

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

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

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

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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

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.

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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.

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Global bird extinctions are increasing warns new research

Monday, October 8, 2012

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Global bird extinctions are increasing warns new research

The rate of bird extinctions is accelerating at an alarming rate according to a new paper by BirdLife International and Charles Darwin University.

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Experts meet in Montreal to ‘talk biodiversity’

Monday, April 30, 2012

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Experts meet in Montreal to ‘talk biodiversity’

Delegates from 193 countries are preparing recommendations for the next Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties (COP) in October in India.

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