A brighter future for Europe’s rarest migratory songbird

Friday, December 2, 2011

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A brighter future for Europe’s rarest migratory songbird

Aquatic Warbler, the rarest passerine bird in mainland Europe, is facing a brighter future thanks to six years of intensive work.

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Baltic seaduck take a dive

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Baltic seaduck take a dive

On Wednesday 1 December, a new report presenting the results of a census of wintering waterbirds in the Baltic Sea has been launched. The studies reveal that overall numbers have declined by more than 40% since the 1990s.

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Carpathian project has started

Monday, May 16, 2011

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Carpathian project has started

Polish Society for the Protection of Birds has started a conservation programme on the birds in the Carpathian Mountains.

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Spring Alive Launched in Poland

Friday, April 15, 2011

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Spring Alive Launched in Poland

OTOP (BirdLife in Poland), the international coordinator of BirdLife’s Spring Alive campaign, has just launched its national campaign through its ambassador Odeta Moro-Figureska, a well-known Polish TV personality.

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The IBA Caretaker Network in Poland

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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The IBA Caretaker Network in Poland

The purpose of this report is to explore and analyse the IBA Caretaker Network in Poland with the goal of furthering our understanding of what makes, motivates and inspires Caretakers, what opportunities and challenges they face, and the value of having an IBA Caretaker Network.

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Networks of care

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Networks of care

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.

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‘Road to nowhere’ signposts Polish win for OTOP – Video

Monday, August 9, 2010

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‘Road to nowhere’ signposts Polish win for OTOP – Video

CNN video about OTOP's (BirdLife in Poland) Malgorzata Gorska work to stop a highway through a wildnerness area of Poland.

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Protecting mainland Europe’s rarest songbird

Monday, May 17, 2010

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Protecting mainland Europe’s rarest songbird

Government officials from states across Europe and Africa, as well as experts and conservationists, came together in Biebrza National Park, Poland, to discuss the survival of mainland Europe’s rarest songbird, the Vulnerable Aquatic Warbler.

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2010 Goldman Prize for Europe: Ma≈Çgorzata Górska – Video

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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2010 Goldman Prize for Europe: Ma≈Çgorzata Górska – Video

OTOP's (BirdLife in Poland) Ma≈Çgorzata Górska led the fight to protect Polands Rospuda Valley, one of Europes last true wilderness areas, from a controversial highway project that would have destroyed the regions sensitive ecosystems. This video is narrated by actor and environmentalist Robert Redford. The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest award for grassroots environmentalists.

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