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Tunisian NGOs unite to tackle urgent threats to Protected Areas

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Following the recent political instability in Tunisia, environmental and developmental NGOs have received a number of alarming reports of aggressive attacks to staff, animals and plants at Protected Areas within the country. In the face of these threats, the NGOs met recently to unite in their action to tackle the plundering of their natural resources.

Mining and prospecting prohibition call by NGOs in South Africa

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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BirdLife South Africa supports the formal request by the Centre for Environmental Rights to the Minister of Mineral Resources for a prohibition on prospecting and mining in certain key areas of critical biodiversity and hydrological value and sensitivity.

Proyecto Parque Eólico Chiloé y sus potenciales impactos Cuando el uso de las ERNC no se planifica apropiadamente.

Monday, January 31, 2011

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Proyecto Parque Eólico Chiloé y sus potenciales impactos Cuando el uso de las ERNC no se planifica apropiadamente.

El megaproyecto Parque Eólico Chiloé de la empresa Chileno Sueca EcoPower contempla la instalación de 56 aerogeneradores de 128 metros de altura aproximadamente y de 2 MW de potencia cada uno, en una superficie de 1.000 hectáreas en el interior de la IBA denominada Sistema Quetalmahue- Quilo y Mar Brava Ubicada en la comuna de Ancud.

Local Forest Logging Stopped – Mutulanganga IBA in Zambia

Monday, January 31, 2011

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Local Forest Logging Stopped – Mutulanganga IBA in Zambia

Commercial logging in Mutulanganga IBA in Zambia has been stopped through community pressure with the help of the Zambian Ornithological Society (BirdLife Partner).

Trees of Life

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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The name Hurricane Hole might conjure images of howling winds and crashing seas. In fact, this collection of bays on the southern shore of St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is a sheltered sanctuary whose crystalline waters offer safe haven for young fish.

Birds in Europe: Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status

Monday, January 10, 2011

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374 pages, Out of print. Birds in Europe: Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status covers the European continent from Greenland in the west to the Urals in the east, and from Svalbard in the north to the Canary Islands in the south

Important Bird Areas in Asia: Key Sites for Conservation

Monday, January 10, 2011

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297 pages, £19, Available to buy. Important Bird Areas in Asia is the first comprehensive inventory of Asia's key sites for birds and biodiversity

Important Bird Areas in Europe: Priority Sites for Conservation 2 Volume Set

Monday, January 10, 2011

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1600 pages, £35, Available to buy. Updated and extended, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the 3,619 most important sites for bird conservation in 51 European countries, equivalent to seven percent of the continent's land area.

Important Bird Areas in the Caribbean: Key Sites for Conservation

Monday, January 10, 2011

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348 pages, £22.99, Available to buy. This publication puts a spotlight on the Caribbean network of Important Bird Areas (IBAs).

Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation

Monday, January 10, 2011

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1144 pages, £14.99, Available to buy. This book details 1228 sites in 58 countries in Africa which support such threatened species, or meet other criteria to qualify as Important Bird Areas (IBAs).

Important Bird Areas in the Middle East

Monday, January 10, 2011

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410 pages, Out of print. This book identifies and describes the 391 sites most important for the conservation of these birds and other biodiversity.

Important Bird Areas in Timor Leste: Key Sites for Conservation

Monday, January 10, 2011

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86 pages, £14.99, Available to buy. This book describes 16 sites in Timor-Leste which are of global importance for the conservation of birds and their habitats.

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...

Debate heating up on biofuels – BirdLife’s November 2010 Round Up

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Debate heating up on biofuels – BirdLife’s November 2010 Round Up

Biofuels are any kind of fuel derived from living things. In principle, they are a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil fuels like oil and coal. It is also estimated that emissions from burning biofuels are broadly comparable to the amount of the gas absorbed from the atmosphere when the biofuel plants are grown. Sounds great. Right? Sadly not...