Category Archives: Americas
Caribbean Partners get their “mangroove” on for World Wetlands Day
Grupo Jaragua and Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc. marked World Wetlands Day with programmes aimed at raising awareness of the value and benefits delivered by the Caribbean’s shrinking coastal mangroves. Continue reading »
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Protected status for Panama Bay reinstated by court ruling
The Bay of Panama, one of the most important sites for migratory waterbirds in the America, has received a reprieve from destructive development. Continue reading »
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Mangrove Alliance website launched as resource for preservation
BirdLife International has launched the Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance, also known simply as the Mangrove Alliance, as an online resource to foster the preservation of endangered mangrove habitats. Continue reading »
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Panama Bay developers threaten to break the chain of shorebird stopover sites
One of the most important coastal wetlands in the Americas is under threat. The Upper Bay of Panama, an Important Bird Area, is a vital stopover site for migrating shorebirds. Up to two million individuals of 30 species use it … Continue reading
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Marine conservation e-Atlas marks a breakthrough in sharing data to manage the world’s oceans
The first global inventory of important sites for the conservation of migratory marine species represents a major contribution to marine conservation and will prove to be a vital resource for meeting the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) target of protecting … Continue reading
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