News Haiti

Black-capped Petrel may warrant protection under...

Wed, 20/06/2012
A nocturnal seabird, the black-capped petrel, may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species.
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Building capacity to save Haiti’s biodiversity

Tue, 17/04/2012
BirdLife has been stepping up its efforts to build the capacity of Société Audubon Haiti, the latest chapter of which sees their field biologist Enold Louis-Jean travelling to Jersey to participate in a 12-week course designed to equip conservationists with the skills needed to manage species recovery.
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More petrels discovered in Haiti

Tue, 07/02/2012
The nocturnal calls of Black-capped Petrels Pterodroma hasitata have guided Haitian researchers to discover more nesting locations for this Endangered seabird.
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Las primeras imágenes captadas de un pichón dan...

Fri, 13/01/2012
Una nueva localidad de anidación para el diablotín Pterodroma hasitata ha sido descubierta en Haití a través de los esfuerzos en el campo de un grupo de colaboradores dominicanos y haitianos.
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Laguna de Oviedo becomes a living classroom...

Tue, 12/04/2011
On 2 February, Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife in the Dominican Republic) started their 2011 calendar of environmental festivities by celebrating World Wetlands Day
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La Laguna de Oviedo es convertida en un aula...

Fri, 01/04/2011
El pasado 2 de febrero, el Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife en República Dominicana) inauguró su calendario de celebraciones ambientales con el Día Mundial de los Humedales, y para celebrar desarrolló un programa de actividades educativas en torno a la conservación y el uso sostenible de la laguna de Oviedo.
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Haitian children celebrate biodiversity during...

Fri, 26/11/2010
In the far south-east corner of Haiti, children in the town of Anse-a-Pitres are showing their appreciation of the avian gifts that nature offers . In celebration of World Bird Festival 2010, some of the children at the AMSAI Chemen Lajwa Kindergarten participated in endemic bird identification activities at the end of October.
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MacArthur Foundation helps build a long-term...

Thu, 18/11/2010
The MacArthur Foundation is supporti
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Proyecto conservación de iguanas une a haitianos...

Thu, 30/09/2010
Por primera vez en la historia de la conservación de la isla Hispaniola, se está implementando un proyecto cuyo objetivo es salvar una pequeña población de Iguana Ricordi (especie críticamente amenazada) y su hábitat y en el que participan haitianos y dominicanos de ambos lados del tramo fronterizo entre las ciudades de Pedernales (RD) y Anse-a-Pitres (Haití).
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Haiti's fragile ecosystems facing disaster

Mon, 13/09/2010
While the eyes of the world have followed the effect of Haiti's devastating earthquake on
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