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Radar station in Madeira threatens Zino's Petrel
The Portuguese Government has finally started building a military radar on top of Pico do Areeiro. More »
Impact of nature's invading aliens measured for the first time
Invasive alien species, ranging from disease and plants, to rats and goats, are one of the top three threats to life on this planet, according to a new publication More »
It's time to protect Europe's seabirds
In the last decade an estimated two million seabirds are thought to have died at the hands of the European fishing industry in the waters around Europe and the Atlantic. More »
Marine IBA inventory published for the first time in Spain
SEO/BirdLife (BirdLife in Spain) has just published the first national inventory of Marine Important Bird Areas (IBAs).
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ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water
After a 3-year seabird risk assessment that found tuna and swordfish longline fishing has significant impacts on Atlantic seabird populations, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed to act at a recent meeting in Recife, Brazil... More »
Stopping seabird deaths in European fisheries: will Ministers push the Commission to act?
On 20 November 2009 BirdLife International called on EU Fisheries Ministers meeting n Brussels to give a strong political signal. More »
Making Atlantic and Mediterranean fisheries seabird friendly
As scientists gather today in Brazil to agree on quotas for the Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks of tuna and swordfish in the latest round of fisheries talks, the RSPB and BirdLife International are reminding delegates that at least 37 species of seabird are at risk from these fisheries... More »
North Pacific Albatrosses added to ACAP
The Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels have added the three North Pacific species of albatross, to Annex 1 of the Agreement... More »
The first Portuguese Marine IBA inventory published
After 4 years of intense work SPEA has published the first Portuguese Inventory of Marine Important Bird Areas. More »
New guidelines bring hope for world’s seabirds
BirdLife has taken a major step towards the identification of Marine Important Bird Areas (mIBAs) for seabirds around the globe. “We now have agreed guidelines which can be used to track seabirds and analyse the data to identify Marine IBAs for any seabird species”... More »
Lures ensure more murres...
For the first time in more than a century, a Common Guillemot - also known as Common Murre - egg has been discovered south of the Canadian border on the east coast of the United States. The “The return of the Common Murre to its long-lost nesting grounds shows that conservation works – even against great odds", said Dr Stephen Kress - Director of Audubon’s (BirdLife in the U.S.) Seabird Restoration Program. More »
South American fishermen help to save seabirds
South America is blessed with one of the world's most charismatic birds - one which sadly is in danger of disappearing forever. However, South American fishermen are working alongside BirdLife staff to help save their favourite of birds, and early results of their united efforts are capturing global attention... More »
Imagine a world without fish
Today, on world Oceans Day, a powerful new film - The End of the Line - highlights the problems of over-fishing, and predicts that many important stocks will be in a state of collapse by 2050. However, 17 Pacific island nations recently set a global precedent by ensuring that over 50 million square kms of ocean will be closed to tuna purse-seine fishing... More »
The aliens have landed
Invasive alien species are affecting native wildlife in almost every corner of the Earth. “An unwanted by-product of globalization, non-native species are harming ecosystem services, livelihoods and economies throughout the world”, said Ban Ki-moon - United Nations Secretary-General... More »
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