Mark Avery’s daily blog from RIO+20

Friday, June 1, 2012

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Mark Avery’s daily blog from RIO+20

Each day on 1-20 June Mark Avery is writing a blog about biodiversity, sustainability and global issues

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BirdLife’s approach to working locally

Saturday, November 12, 2011

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BirdLife’s approach to working locally

Local knowledge, motivation, sustainability, efficiency, legitimacy and empowerment are all benefits of working locally.

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Protecting a subspecies before it becomes an extinct species: the Palkachupa Cotinga in Bolivia

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Protecting a subspecies before it becomes an extinct species: the Palkachupa Cotinga in Bolivia

A scientific paper shows the Swallow-tailed Cotinga in Bolivia is a different species. Armonía (BirdLife in Bolivia) needs help in its conservation efforts to save the species.

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Celebrating the Uluguru watersheds for World Environment Day

Monday, June 6, 2011

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Celebrating the Uluguru watersheds for World Environment Day

Villagers celebrate project which is raising local incomes and protecting the forests.

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Partners for Sustainability, ahora está disponible en español para los socios de habla hispana de BirdLife International

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Partners for Sustainability, ahora está disponible en español para los socios de habla hispana de BirdLife International

Socios para la Sustentabilidad, es un informe de BirdLife International, que relata el compromiso de los socios de BirdLife alrededor del mundo para la construcción de la sustentabilidad socio-ambiental, a través de acciones en el terreno con las comunidades locales más vulnerables en el planeta.

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Tunisian NGOs unite to tackle urgent threats to Protected Areas

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Tunisian NGOs unite to tackle urgent threats to Protected Areas

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.

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A truly integrated approach to adaptation – BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16

Thursday, November 25, 2010

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A truly integrated approach to adaptation – BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16

This is an extract from the BirdLife Policy Brief for UNFCCC COP-16, Cancún – ‘COP16 - A truly integrated approach to adaptation'.

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Biofuels policy threatens wildlife habitats

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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Biofuels policy threatens wildlife habitats

Meeting a European target to use biofuel in Britain’s 30 million cars will result in the destruction of an area of wildlife habitat the size of the West Country, a study has found...

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