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19 Jan 2012
PAOC 13 - Call for Abstracts
By Venancia.Ndoo
The PAOC Committee invites all participants to submit abstracts for the PAOC 13.
Abstracts need to be submitted (English/French) by 1 March 2012. The form for submitting abstracts can be viewed here.
View the new PAOC website.
We ask that those wishing to describe projects at an early stage of development or research plans opt to present posters, leaving the limited time for oral presentations (15 minutes + 5) for those with substantial results already.
Format for Abstracts
Title:
Authors: full names and surnames (speaker underlined)
Affiliation:
Email address:
Abstract body: max 300 words
Keywords: max 5
Suggested symposium or research theme:
Preference oral presentation or poster:
A new network for seabird research and conservation in Cabo Verde is already making an impact on bird species and the local communities that live alongside them
Poaching, accidental catches, pollution, plastics, infrastructure... At sea and on land, sea turtles face many threats. Celebration of the World Turtle Day on May 23 each year, reminds us the importance of protecting...
In two decades of fishing, Boyd Kayombo has witnessed a steady decline in his catch. Kayombo sighs as he tugs at his nets. “The fish catch is poorer and the water has turned pale and green”, he remarks wiping sweat from...
In West Africa, illegal trade in vultures’ parts for belief based use spells doom for these endangered birds. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), BirdLife Partner is working with local traditional healers to...
On the first Sunday of February every year, the world marks World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the vital role played by wetlands. This year, BirdLife partners across Africa celebrated the theme: “Life thrives in...
The Great Ethiopian Run is the one of the world's most famous marathon initiatives. Since its inception in 2000, GER has staged over 100 races in different parts of Ethiopia, with thousands of participants and an...
With their hunched posture, bald heads and their use in cartoons to represent opportunistic greed, vultures are arguably the most misunderstood scavengers. Humans have long considered them to be the outcasts of the...
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) programme in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot ended on 31 March 2020. We look back at some of the highlights of this programme in the past eight years.
Ocean warming and coral bleaching have had a devastating impact on coral reefs, critical in supporting marine biodiversity. In Seychelles conservationists are celebrating ten years of success of the world’s first large-...
