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The cost of conservation: US$80 billion a year needed to save nature

Thursday, October 11, 2012

A new study provides hard figures estimating the investments needed to reduce the extinction risk for all known threatened species at US$4 billion annually, with a further US$76 billion needed each year to protect and effectively manage terrestrial sites of global conservation significance.

Empowering the Grassroots

Monday, December 5, 2011

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Empowering the Grassroots examines the work of Important Bird Area Local Conservation Groups around the world

New book reveals natural wealth of remarkable forest

Monday, November 14, 2011

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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.

Last chance to tell…

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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For three years, Mark Cocker, the author and conservationist, has been working with BirdLife on a massive and remarkable initiative that documents how birds fill our lives. Called Birds and People, the project is building an international chorus on just why birds are so important to people.

Cross-border conservation vital to protect birds in a climate change world

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Countries need to increase co-operation over conservation to protect birds and other wildlife in an era of climate change, according to a new continental-scale study.

Winners of The World’s Rarest Birds announced

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Winners of The World’s Rarest Birds announced

The winners of The World’s Rarest Birds international photo competition have just been announced. The competition, launched in 2010, aimed to secure images of the 566 most threatened birds on Earth for a new book highlighting their plight.

Antarctic Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide to the Wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage and Beagle Channel

Monday, January 10, 2011

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240 pages, £17.95, Available to buy. This is a handy-sized photographic field guide that aims to help visitors to this remarkable part of the world.

Feathers

Monday, January 10, 2011

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336 pages, £18.99, Available to buy. In "Feathers", biologist Thor Hanson tells a sweeping natural history of feathers, as they've been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place.

Nightjars of the World

Monday, January 10, 2011

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464 pages, £44.99, Available to buy. This lavishly illustrated book is the first comprehensive photographic guide to the Caprimulgiformes of the world.

Saving Asia’s Threatened Birds: A Guide for Government and Civil Society

Monday, January 10, 2011

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256 pages, £19, Available to buy. This book documents the major forest, grassland and wetland regions of Asia and the globally threatened bird species which they support.

Threatened Birds of the World

Monday, January 10, 2011

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852 pages, £52.99, Available to buy. This book covers all 1200 species now threatened with global extinction. The threats to each species are described, with an evaluation of conservation measures so far and targets for the future.

A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean

Monday, January 10, 2011

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544 pages, £40.00, Available to buy. This book is the first complete guide to the natural history and wildlife of this vast region, covering all the sub Antarctic islands, the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Continent.

Threatened Birds of Asia (2 volume set): The BirdLife International Red Data Book

Monday, January 10, 2011

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3038 pages, £55, Available to buy. Provides incredibly detailed information on the 665 most threatened bird species found in Asia.

The Atlas of Birds: Mapping Avian Diversity, Behaviour and Habitats Worldwide

Monday, January 10, 2011

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144 pages, £16.99, Available to buy. Authoritative and concise, this beautifully illustrated atlas captures the dazzling diversity of bird life around the world.