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Middle East nature fans welcome world’s first Arabic language birding app

Mon, 14/01/2019
The world’s first Arabic birding app, launched by the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), has been met with widespread excitement from nature enthusiasts in the region. Thousands of people have already downloaded the free app, which features pictures, descriptions of behaviour and samples of bird song.
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Middle East

Five ways our partners are working to prevent the next Spix's Macaw

Thu, 10/01/2019
Following the announcement of the first bird extinctions this decade, here's what BirdLife partners are doing to protect rare birds, and protect more from going extinct.
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Worldwide
Little Spiderhunter © noicherrybeans / Shutterstock

Why we need birds (far more than they need us)

Fri, 04/01/2019
Can you imagine a world without birds? The benefits birds bring us aren't just cultural. Birds play an essential role in the functioning of the world's ecosystems, in a way that directly impacts human health, economy and food production - as well as millions of other species. Here's how...
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Worldwide

En Bolivia se plantaron 25,500 platines de Polylepis

Fri, 21/12/2018
La complicada geografía del Parque Nacional Madidi es el escenario perfecto para dar vida a una de las zonas más diversas del planeta. Desde BirdLife América nos preguntamos ¿cómo conservar su magia y protegerlo frente a los factores que lo amenazan?
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AmericasBolivia

12 positive environmental stories from the past 12 months

Fri, 21/12/2018
Reading about the environment can sometimes seem like a depressing litany of fading species, increased development, and a warming planet. But there are reasons to be hopeful. As we approach the new year, here are 12 conservation wins we saw in 2018.
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Worldwide

Satellite tracking app empowers communities to protect their own forest

Tue, 18/12/2018
This year we’re launching an innovative new programme using satellite technology and a mobile phone app to help locals monitor their forests. The Asia-Pacific Forest Governance Project, led by BirdLife and funded by the European Union, aims to involve the community in conservation and policy-making
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Worldwide
A Helmeted Hornbill guards its nest, hidden in the tree. © Thipwan / Shutterstock

Saving the Helmeted Hornbill

Tue, 18/12/2018
The Helmeted Hornbill is under threat from a resurgence in demand for carvings made from its solid red casque. The trade is so intense that the bird is now Critically Endangered. Can it be saved?
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Worldwide

When the beach clean-up is over

Mon, 17/12/2018

Beach clean-ups have become a bittersweet sight to see.

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Europe and Central AsiaCape VerdePortugal

23 Condors Killed by Poison in Argentina

Fri, 14/12/2018
23 Andean Condors have been killed in Patagonia, Argentina, by a strong pesticide whose sale is prohibited in the country. These attacks follow ones in Jujuy and Mendoza provinces, and have conservation organizations extremely worried, as they represent a severe threat to the species.
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Worldwide