Black-browed Albatross shows population increase

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

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Black-browed Albatross shows population increase

A new report indicates a healthy increase in the numbers of Black-browed Albatrosses breeding in the Falkland Islands.

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Rare species benefit from fund for threatened birds

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Rare species benefit from fund for threatened birds

The Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds has announced its latest round of grants with some of the world’s most threatened birds benefiting.

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Key role for biodiversity in the battle against poverty and climate change

Friday, October 15, 2010

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Key role for biodiversity in the battle against poverty and climate change

Nature’s riches can play a major role in poverty eradication, but only if governments and businesses recognise the true economic value of the goods and services our environment provides us.

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Future of biodiversity hinges on benefit-sharing agreement

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Future of biodiversity hinges on benefit-sharing agreement

Progress in tackling the biodiversity crisis hangs on achieving agreement between the world’s nations on the access to genetic resources, and sharing of benefits arising from their use, according to BirdLife International.

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EU funds help BirdLife Partners to protect our nature

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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EU funds help BirdLife Partners to protect our nature

As recently announced, six BirdLife Partners received funding for their LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity projects to be implemented in the coming years.

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Key Paraguayan IBA being destroyed

Monday, October 11, 2010

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Key Paraguayan IBA being destroyed

Part of Asunción Bay Important Bird Area (IBA) is in the process of being destroyed by heavy machinery brought in to begin work on a new waterfront project in Paraguay’s capital city, despite the site being legally declared a Reserve in 2005.

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Project launched to identify conservation targets within one million km2 of Eastern Africa

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Project launched to identify conservation targets within one million km2 of Eastern Africa

This week BirdLife International and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) are launching a new project to create a conservation strategy for mountain ranges across eastern Africa, from Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the north to Zimbabwe in the south.

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Building a future on IBA conservation in the Dominican Republic

Monday, September 27, 2010

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Building a future on IBA conservation in the Dominican Republic

Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife in the Dominican Republic) are motivating communities in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve to protect and value their natural resources, by getting them involved in conservation planning, environmental awareness activities and the implementation of alternatives for sustainable development.

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