A Patagonian Jewel: Buenos Aires Plateau
Buenos Aires Plateau will become a protected area Thanks to the work of Aves Argentinas (BirdLife in Argentina) and the conservation NGOs, Asociación Ambiente Sur and Fundación Flora y Fauna Argentina, the Buenos Aires Plateau will be the core zone of a new protected area. The new Patagonian National Park has also received the support [...]
Continue reading...New Protected Area in the Argentinean Puna: Campo de Piedra Pómez
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The creation of the National Protected Area, ‘Campo de Piedra Pómez’, was formalised on 11 October 2012, with the signing of the formal decree. The new protected area, in the province of Catamarca, Argentina, has an area of 75,489 ha and includes Laguna Purulla, among other wetlands. It is the only site in Argentina where [...]
Continue reading...BirdLife welcomes passing of law to secure transboundary ecosystems in East Africa
Friday, February 3, 2012
There is excitement at the news of the East African Legislative Assembly passing a law that could transform how transboundary ecosystems and resources are managed in East Africa.
Continue reading...‘No Porto Fayoum’ petition now online
Friday, June 10, 2011
Join in the campaign to save Lake Quaran and Gebel Qatrani in Egypt.
Continue reading...“Porto fayoum” tourism development planned at Lake Qarun – an Important Bird Area and a proposed world heritage site in egypt
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The first development in an Egyptian protected area is planned by real estate developers.
Continue reading...A new bird species was discovered in… Athens!
Monday, May 9, 2011
A group of birdwatchers – members of the Hellenic Ornithological Society – woke up at dawn the 1st May in order to see the new bird species for Greece: the Pallas's Warbler
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...Spatial Ecology At Sea: Opportunities and Challenges for Seabird Marine Protected Areas
Thursday, September 9, 2010
World Seabird Conference workshop abstract by: Ben Lascelles – BirdLife International; Gary Langham – Audubon California; Rob Ronconi – Dalhousie; Jim Reid – Joint Nature Conservancy Council.
Continue reading...From hotspots to Protected Areas ‚Äê moving forward on marine habitat conservation for seabirds
Thursday, September 9, 2010
World Seabird Conference workshop abstract by: Ben Lascelles – BirdLife International; Gary Langham – Audubon California; Rob Ronconi – Dalhousie; Jim Reid – Joint Nature Conservancy Council.
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