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Marine conservation e-Atlas marks a breakthrough in sharing data to manage the world’s oceans

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The e-Atlas covers 3,000 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and is the first global inventory of important sites for the conservation of migratory marine species

Caribbean Seabird Tracking Pilot Study Gives Encouraging Results

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

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Caribbean Seabird Tracking Pilot Study Gives Encouraging Results

Dog Island is an uninhabited offshore islet lying northwest of the Caribbean UK Overseas Territory (UKOT) of Anguilla, and is considered to be the second most important individual island for seabirds in the eastern Caribbean, despite being only about 200 ha in size.

Satellite Tracking Leads to Compilation of Important Conservation Data

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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A new study on Sooty Shearwaters in the California Current shows the benefit of seabird tracking data in identifying priority sites for seabird conservation at sea.

Oceans Day at Nagoya

Saturday, October 23, 2010

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Today is Oceans Day at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties meeting in Nagoya, Japan. The day is drawing attention to the increasing scientific evidence indicating the rapidly declining health of marine and coastal biodiversity. Indicative of these changes are the declines in seabird populations. BirdLife’s Global Seabird Programme has launched a new booklet which outlines our innovative approach to identifying and conserving marine Important Bird Area...

Marine Important Bird Areas – booklet

Friday, October 1, 2010

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BirdLife International’s Important Bird Area (IBA) programme has, for more than 25 years, been successful at setting priorities and focusing actions for site conservation on land and in fresh waters, and is now being adapted and extended to the marine environment. To download your copy, please click here.

Spatial Ecology At Sea: Opportunities and Challenges for Seabird Marine Protected Areas

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Spatial Ecology At Sea: Opportunities and Challenges for Seabird Marine Protected Areas

World Seabird Conference workshop abstract by: Ben Lascelles – BirdLife International; Gary Langham – Audubon California; Rob Ronconi – Dalhousie; Jim Reid – Joint Nature Conservancy Council.