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Study confirms IBAs are priority sites for expansion of protected area network in Africa

Monday, May 9, 2011

A new publication finds a significant mismatch between the protected area network in Africa, and the key habitats occupied by the continent’s most threatened birds.

Local Conservation Groups in Nepal – Partnerships for conservation and development

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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Local Conservation Groups in Nepal – Partnerships for conservation and development

This report is part of a project which aims to capture, document and disseminate these experiences and the lessons learned from them. It is based on a visit to Nepal by David Thomas in November 2010, and is based on discussions between DT and Ishana Thapa (Senior Conservation Officer) and a visit together to LCGs at Phulchoki IBA.

The IBA Local Conservation Groups Network in Chiapas and Yucatan Peninsula- México

Friday, March 18, 2011

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The IBA Local Conservation Groups Network in Chiapas and Yucatan Peninsula- México

Several BirdLife Partners are demonstrating success in establishing and coordinating Local Conservation Networks. This report is part of a project which aims to capture, document and disseminate these experiences and the lessons learned from them.

Networks of care

Friday, March 18, 2011

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More than half of Poland’s 140 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are over 15,000 hectares. The biggest of all, Tuchola Forest, covers 360,000 hectares. Simply monitoring sites of this size is a formidable challenge.

Saving Malawi IBAs

Friday, March 18, 2011

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In Malawi, the Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM, BirdLife Affiliate) operates through nine branches covering the entire country, supported by a national secretariat in Blantyre.

Volunteering the Danish Way

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Bird conservation in Denmark has a long history and DOF, the Danish BirdLife Partner, is one of the oldest nature conservation societies in Europe. In 2002, inspired by similar examples from the BirdLife Partnership, DOF decided to establish groups of volunteers around each of their 128 IBAs.

Working for Lebanese IBAs

Friday, March 18, 2011

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From its establishment in 1986, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL, BirdLife in Lebanon) advocated the establishment of a national protected areas programme.

Caretaker network in Greece

Friday, March 18, 2011

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The Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS, BirdLife in Greece) is one of the largest membership based conservation non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Greece. In order to monitor the many Important Bird Areas (IBAs) scattered around the country, HOS needs a network of volunteer ‘eyes and ears’ on the ground, to gather information and eventually act to protect sites.

Site conservation in India

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS, BirdLife in India), one of the largest membership-based conservation NGOs in India, is the oldest organisation in the BirdLife Partnership, having recently celebrated its 125th anniversary.

Nepalese Conservation

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) is the largest and oldest civil society organisation for ornithologists, birdwatchers and conservationists in Nepal. Its members include students and teachers, professionals and other members of the general public.

Bird Clubs South Africa style

Friday, March 18, 2011

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BirdLife South Africa (BLSA; BirdLife Partner) has a membership of around 6,700, of whom more than 5,000 are also members of Bird Clubs. The network of more than 40 Bird Club/branches and affiliates provides a great resource, which allows BLSA to achieve much more than it could through its dedicated staff alone.

Cross-border conservation vital to protect birds in a climate change world

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Countries need to increase co-operation over conservation to protect birds and other wildlife in an era of climate change, according to a new continental-scale study.