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Why we desperately need space for nature on farms

Wed, 08/07/2020

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Europe and Central Asia

One of the Most Prestigious Environmental Awards Recognises the Migratory Soaring Birds Project in...

Wed, 08/07/2020

The Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB) Project: Mainstreaming C

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Middle East
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez (GEF) sharing his insight from Latin America © BirdLife

How do we push forward a Green Recovery in a post-COVID world?

Tue, 07/07/2020
The first of BirdLife's new Green Recovery Webinar Series convened high-profile speakers for a daring discussion on the future of our planet
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Worldwide
Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) © Emilie Chen

Eight years in the Eastern Afromontane: a conservation milestone

Fri, 03/07/2020
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.
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AfricaEthiopiaMalawiUganda

Fish Tales – Episode 5: Hasan from Izmir

Wed, 01/07/2020
"My name is Hasan. I live in Izmir, Turkey.
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Europe and Central AsiaTurkey

Wetlands ablaze: oil well leak causes major environmental incident in Assam

Tue, 30/06/2020
A major gas leak and blowout at the Baghjan oil field, in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, has severely damaged the nearby wetlands of Maguri-Motapung and polluted the tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, as well as adjacent areas of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
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World Albatross Day 2020 - In case you missed it

Mon, 29/06/2020

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Lappet-faced Vulture © Ben Jobson

How Kenya is healing toxic relationship between vultures and people

Tue, 23/06/2020
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 animal kingdom, and due to their association with death, they are feared and reviled. Yet, their swift response means carcasses are picked clean before disease particles can take hold.
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AfricaKenya

Science isn’t negotiable: Environment MEPs break off CAP negotiations with COMAGRI

Fri, 19/06/2020
It’s over. The gulf was just too wide. On 10 June, the MEPs from the Environment Committee (COMENVI) broke off negotiations with their counterparts in the Agriculture Committee (COMAGRI) on the upcoming vote on the Common Agricultural Policy.
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Europe and Central Asia