Aves Uruguay working with rural children and teachers

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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Aves Uruaguay have run their first workshop to educate rural children and their teachers

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Aves Uruguay trabajando junto a maestros y alumnos rurales

Sunday, December 9, 2012

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Aves Uruguay trabajando junto a maestros y alumnos rurales

     El pasado 11 de setiembre de 2012 biólogos de Aves uruguay fueron recibidos por las escuelas N° 10, N° 23 y N° 59, y en esta última “Rincón de Quintana”, se realizó el primer taller en escuelas rurales (de un ciclo de 3). Julio Iguini, productor y técnico de la Cooperativa Agraria Quebrada [...]

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Southern Cone Grasslands Alliance activities support shorebird conservation in Uruguay

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Southern Cone Grasslands Alliance activities support shorebird conservation in Uruguay

Annually, the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and American Golden Plover undertake some of the longest journeys of any migratory birds in the world, from their breeding grounds in the tundra of North America to wintering sites in the grasslands of Southern South America. Aves Uruguay (BirdLife in Uruguay) and partners have secured approximately 3000 hectares for both species of shorebirds through good management practices of the natural grasslands.

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La Alianza del Pastizal apoya las actividades de conservación de playeros migratorios en Uruguay

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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La Alianza del Pastizal apoya las actividades de conservación de playeros migratorios en Uruguay

El Chorlito Canela Tryngites subruficollis y el Chorlo Pampa Pluvialis dominica realizan anualmente un largo viaje desde sus áreas reproductivas en el norte de Norteamérica (Canadá y Alaska) hasta sus áreas no reproductivas en los pastizales del Cono Sur de Suramérica. Aves Uruguay (BirdLife en Uruguay) y sus socios han asegurado aproximadamente 3000 hectáreas de [...]

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A resounding success: Cattle Ranchers in the Southern Cone support the conservation of the Pampas and their birds

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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A resounding success: Cattle Ranchers in the Southern Cone support the conservation of the Pampas and their birds

For the fifth year in succession, cattle ranchers and representatives of the conservation community in the Southern Cone of South America have gathered to discuss the conservation of natural grasslands

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Positive results for the conservation of albatross and petrels in the pelagic longline fleet in Uruguay

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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Positive results for the conservation of albatross and petrels in the pelagic longline fleet in Uruguay

Last month I returned from sea after two back-to-back trips where I tested the efficiency of mitigation measures in reducing seabird mortality on longline hooks. Similarly Martin was at-sea at the same time performing the same experimental work on a different vessel. As well as participating in the capsule experiment (see ATF diary entry), our [...]

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New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America

Friday, December 17, 2010

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New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America

The rich grasslands in South America, home to one of the world's most valuable ecosystems is fast disappearing and migratory grassland birds, which play an important role by dispersing seeds and controlling insects, are also rapidly declining in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay...

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Alliance for grasslands

Monday, June 14, 2010

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Alliance for grasslands

The Alliances initiative for the conservation of the South American Southern Cone grasslands was launched by organisations dedicated to the conservation and study of wild birds in the four South American countries which share the great biome of the 'Pampas' or grasslands of the Southern Cone of the continent.

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El ganado y las aves silvestres pueden coexistir mejor en los pastizales

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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El ganado y las aves silvestres pueden coexistir mejor en los pastizales

Dos nuevos informes científicos producidos en el marco de la Alianza del Pastizal dan cuenta de la respuesta de las comunidades de aves típicas de pastizales naturales en relación al pastoreo en sistemas de ganadería extensiva.

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