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Tana Appeal: Please give generously for Emergency Humanitarian Support to Tana River Delta Violence Survivors

Please give generously for Emergency Humanitarian Support to Tana River Delta Violence Survivors

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Planning process for Tana River Delta under way!

A high-level meeting has stated the need for a strategic plan for the Delta.

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Debate heating up on biofuels – BirdLife’s November 2010 Round Up

Biofuels are any kind of fuel derived from living things. In principle, they are a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil fuels like oil and coal. It is also estimated that emissions from burning biofuels are broadly comparable to the amount of the gas absorbed from the atmosphere when the biofuel plants are grown. Sounds great. Right? Sadly not...

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Out of Africa – a round up of stories by Andre Farrar (RSPB – BirdLife in the UK)

One of the attractions of spending a couple of weeks in South Africa was the chance to escape a bit of the British winter – so why was I wrapped up, wishing I had brought gloves, walking into a foggy dawn? Altitude.

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