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Red List: Northern Bald Ibis, Pink Pigeon making a comeback

Thu, 22/11/2018
Once down to just 10 individuals in the wild, Pink Pigeon populations are now stabilizing, and Northern Bald Ibis numbers are on the rise, according to BirdLife’s latest assessment of the extinction risk of the world’s birds.
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Worldwide

We Interview the Godfather of Biodiversity

Mon, 19/11/2018
Thomas Lovejoy, who coined the phrase "biodiversity", speaks to us about dinosaur calls, public awareness, and the urgent need for humanity to start seeing itself as part of nature.
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Worldwide
Tourmaline Sunangel © Wang LiQiang

7 reasons why this month’s Biodiversity Conference affects us all

Thu, 15/11/2018
From 17th – 29th November, governments from across the world will meet at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt to review progress towards conserving biodiversity for people and planet and start to craft a new deal for nature and people – and BirdLife will be attending. The summit will tackle critical issues relevant to all of us. We list the highlights.
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Worldwide

Not just a drop in the ocean

Thu, 15/11/2018
This winter we have a critical chance to change EU policy to better our seas. Their health is essential to us as a source of food, income and employment, but also in providing ecosystem services such as coastal protection and carbon sequestration.
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Europe and Central Asia

Red List status of Mountain Gorilla and Fin Whale improved by conservation

Wed, 14/11/2018
The latest release of the IUCN Red List shows that the Mountain Gorilla is no longer Critically Endangered, and the Fin Whale no longer Endangered. However, many species, including fish and trees, are still suffering from over-exploitation.
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Worldwide
Northern Gannet

Victory! Oil drilling plans off Portuguese coast stopped after NGOs' legal action

Tue, 13/11/2018
Petrol companies Galp and Eni have abandoned their plans to drill for oil and gas off the southwest coast of Portugal. This decision follows a hard-won victory for conservationists who fought the plan in court and are still grappling with legal costs.
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WorldwidePortugal
The araripe Manakin (Critically Endangered) can be found at only one site in Brazil © Ciro Albano

Nearly half of endangered species’ last refuges unprotected

Tue, 13/11/2018
The Alliance for Zero Extinction has mapped 1,483 highly threatened species that are found only at a single site. But this major new assessment highlights the urgent need for better protection of these irreplaceable places.
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WorldwideBrazilColombiaPortugal

Shipment of illegally killed birds discovered in Slovenia

Mon, 12/11/2018
Our Slovenian partner DOPPS reports on the alarming discovery of a huge shipment of illegally killed birds discovered in Slovenia en route to Italy last month. Significant numbers of Red-thorated pipit, White wagtail and Meadow pipit were found amongst a haul of over a thousand individuals birds.
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Europe and Central AsiaItalyRomaniaSlovenia

Intensive farming is shepherding the collapse of the living world

Fri, 09/11/2018
Ariel Brunner, Senior Head of Policy at BirdLife Europe, explains why the fierce debate on cuts to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget is just a smokescreen for a broken farming system shepherding the collapse of the living world.
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Europe and Central Asia