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Rodent eradication in Palau shows early signs of success

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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Rodent eradication in Palau shows early signs of success

Rodent eradication on Kayangel Atoll, Palau already showing early signs of success.

Fijians for Fijian Forests – linking livelihoods and landscapes

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Fijians for Fijian Forests – linking livelihoods and landscapes

BirdLife's Site Support Group at Mount Nabukelevu IBA in Fiji was recently visited by staff from The World Bank and CEPF who tell us their personal tales from the trip...

NatureFiji-MareqetiViti on the high seas

Friday, September 2, 2011

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Survey amongst the islands of Moala, Totoya and Matuku show their importance for seabirds...

Communities continue to promote forest protection

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Communities continue to promote forest protection

Two communities in Fiji are now reaping the benefits of protecting their forests for the sake of birds and other biodiversity, and have vowed to promote the message of conservation to other communities as well...

New agreement gives hope for Pacific wildlife

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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New agreement gives hope for Pacific wildlife

BirdLife and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme have signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding which will strengthen efforts to work on joint conservation objectives across the region.

Search for the Fiji Petrel – Video

Friday, May 20, 2011

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A short video showing the search for the Criticality Endangered Fiji Petrel by NatureFiji-MareqetiViti.

Keeping islands rat-free for pacific birds and people – with Elenoa Seniloli

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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Keeping islands rat-free for pacific birds and people – with Elenoa Seniloli

Find out about BirdLife's ground-breaking programme with local communities to rid Pacific islands of invasive rats.

When we were up we were up…

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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An adventure to Kadavu, Fiji in search of Collared Petrel.

The Magnificent Seven (rat free Fijian islands)

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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The Magnificent Seven (rat free Fijian islands)

Two years after the BirdLife International Fiji Programme implemented an operation to eradicate rats from the Ringgold Islands, all seven islands have been confirmed rodent-free. Early monitoring also shows that the birds, people and wider wildlife of these remote islands are already benefitting from the removal of these invasive pests...

First Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund newsletter

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund newsletter...

Arcadia update – Nature Fiji

Friday, October 1, 2010

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NatureFiji-MareqetiViti field officer has been searching for burrows of the enigmatic Fiji petrel (pictured) and was pleasantly surprised to finally find a burrow occupied by a Collared Petrel chick. Collared Petrel is an Endangered species, believed to be extirpated from mainland Fiji because of the introduced Mongoose.

Fijian villages shown new ways for forest management

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Fijian villages shown new ways for forest management

Landowners in Vanua Levu (Fiji) who own large tracks of native forests have been encouraged to use their forests wisely.

Ringgold’s community handicraft Training – video

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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This video captures a BirdLife handicraft training workshop that was requested by members of the Ringgolds Site Support Group - part of the Quelelevu Islands proposed Important Bird Area.

Fijian site support groups receive fundraising & biosecurity training

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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Fijian site support groups receive fundraising & biosecurity training

BirdLife International Fiji Programme, for the first time brought together representatives of Site Support Groups from 6 sites for a fundraising and biosecurity workshop in early July. The sites include 3 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and 3 potential seabird IBAs. The workshop which was jointly funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and the David [...]