Wild fires threaten biodiversity hotspot on Canary Islands

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Wild fires threaten biodiversity hotspot on Canary Islands

Wildfires are still threatening Garajonay National Park in La Gomera, Canary Islands.

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Ornithological tourism project kicks off with meeting in Barcelona

Saturday, January 28, 2012

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Ornithological tourism project kicks off with meeting in Barcelona

A two-year project promoting responsible and sustainable birdwatching tourism among birds and their habitats has begun.

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Spain opens the public process to designate 41 marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs), totalling almost 50,000 km2

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Spain opens the public process to designate 41 marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs), totalling almost 50,000 km2

The Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs has published a proposal designating 41 marine Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Spain.

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SEO/ BirdLife in Spain receives the Spanish « Fondena » Award for its important contribution to the protection of nature

Monday, December 5, 2011

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SEO/ BirdLife in Spain receives the Spanish « Fondena » Award for its important contribution to the protection of nature

Every two years, the Spanish Foundation “Fondo para la Defensa de la Naturaleza” (Fondena) awards an organisation for its work in protecting nature. This year, and more precisely on 22 November, the Spanish king Juan Carlos delivered the Fondena Award, endowed with 40 000 euros, to SEO/ BirdLife in Spain, for its important nature conservation work on Spanish territory.

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Grid operators and environmental organisations team up to promote sustainable modernisation of electricity grids

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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Grid operators and environmental organisations team up to promote sustainable modernisation of electricity grids

Nineteen grid operators and environmental NGOs signed the European Grid Declaration on Electricity Network Development and Nature Conservation in Europe on 10 November 2011 in Brussels, in an open signatory process.

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Una nueva aplicación gratuita para iPhone potenciará la península Ibérica como destino internacional de turismo ornitológico

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Una nueva aplicación gratuita para iPhone potenciará la península Ibérica como destino internacional de turismo ornitológico

Iberian Birds se enmarca dentro del proyecto Iberaves* que ha desarrollado SEO/BirdLife junto con BirdLife International

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Free app puts Iberian IBAs on the map

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Free app puts Iberian IBAs on the map

A free app for the Important Bird Areas of Spain and Portugal is available for users of Apple’s iPhones and iPads.

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New webcam showcases breeding Spanish Imperial Eagle

Friday, May 6, 2011

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New webcam showcases breeding Spanish Imperial Eagle

SEO/BirdLife invites you to follow the first days of the life of three eagle chicks in the Mediterranean forest in Castilla-La Mancha via a webcam

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Birds flying in the Prado Museum

Thursday, December 2, 2010

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Birds flying in the Prado Museum

Kingfishers, bustards, robins, spoonbills, eagles, vultures, falcons, hoopoes and goldfinches, among many other birds who ‘fly’ in the Prado Museum.

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Please help to strengthen bird tourism in Iberia

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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Please help to strengthen bird tourism in Iberia

In 2008, the BirdLife Partners in Spain (SEO/BirdLife) and Portugal (SPEA) started a project to improve ornithological tourism in relation to the Natura 2000 network. The project will focus on Spain and Portugal but will have relevance to the Natura 2000 network as a whole. The BirdLife Secretariat is supporting this project.

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