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Conservation, community benefits and a new Ramsar site: Ten years of conservation in western Madagascar.

A decade working on wetlands in Madagascar has lead to a Ramsar designation and a host of community benefits.

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New book reveals natural wealth of remarkable forest

A new book detailing the biodiversity of one of the most remarkable forests in Madagascar, Tsitongambarika, has just been published.

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Trucks and timber seized after Asity Madagascar intervenes

Asity Madagascar (BirdLife in Madagascar) has helped to strike a blow against illegal loggers in the Tsitongambarika forest Important Bird Area.

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First Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund newsletter

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

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The Alaotra Grebe – We do care!

I felt heartened on reading through the 103 responses to last weeks featured post on the extinction of Alaotra Grebe. The question that had been posed in the original post ‘Do we care’, was answered with a resounding ‘Yes’!

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Alaotra Grebe extinction – Do you care?

Today we announced that Alaotra Grebe is officially extinct on the Red List. When we publicise news of threat or extinction the first question posed by the media will be: “Why should we care?” Please add your thoughts on why we should care.

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