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"Our forests are dying" - here's...

Tue, 27/08/2019

You have probably heard the devastating news about the fires currently destroying the Amazon rainforest – the result of forest protection laws being rapidly dismantled. BirdLife has joined 48 other NGOs demanding immediate and lasting action from the governments of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.

An artist's impression of the new marmoset species, 'Mico munduruku' © Stephen Nash

New monkey species discovered in rapidly-...

Fri, 09/08/2019

The marmoset was discovered in the south-west of Pará State in Brazil, Amazon’s ‘arc of deforestation’. The researcher who lead the study warns that we already need to be concerned about its survival.

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Ravaged by deforestation - but a new refuge...

Wed, 17/05/2017

A newly-created nature reserve in Brazil's ravaged Atlantic Forest will protect one of the last strongholds of the highly-threatened Cherry-throated Tanager.

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Reintroducing the Black-fronted Piping-guan in...

Sun, 14/08/2016

A census in 2010 revealed that only one Black-fronted Piping-guan was left in the mountain range of Sierra do Mar, São Paulo. Wasting no time, the team of SAVE Brasil started a reintroduction programme. Six years later, the situation is being reverted.

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Captive Spix's Macaw © Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation

Spix’s Macaw reappears in Brazil

Fri, 24/06/2016

It was Grandpa’s dream: to see his favourite bird, Spix’s Macaw, fly again over the skies of Curaçá, small town of about 20,000, in the dry Caatinga area in Bahia, Brazil.

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Bird friendly beef in Porto Alegre’s market

Wed, 25/05/2016

SAVE Brasil has managed to bring bird-friendly beef with the seal of the Grasslands Alliance into Brazilian markets. But why is grass-fed beef such good news for birds?

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Rio+20 - BirdLife urges governments to ensure...

Mon, 11/06/2012

The BirdLife Partenership is calling on governments attending Rio+20 to demonstrate global leadership to redirect the global economy towards a sustainable pathway.

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The future for Brazil's forests remains...

Thu, 31/05/2012

Dilma Roussef, the President of Brazil, has only partially vetoed the new Forest Code proposed by the Brazilian Congress.

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SAVE Brasil calls on us all to join the campaign...

Mon, 21/05/2012

Slowing down deforestation in Brazil is threatened by a new bill that can now be stopped only by a Presidential veto. Give your support to an online petition campaign.

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A resounding success: Cattle Ranchers in the...

Tue, 20/12/2011

For the fifth year in succession, cattle ranchers and representatives of the conservation community in the Southern Cone of South America have gathered to discuss the conservation of natural grasslands

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V Encuentro de Productores de Ganado del Cono Sur...

Wed, 12/10/2011

Los productores de ganado en campo nativo y representantes de la comunidad conservacion

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Study rings alarm bells for Amazonian wildlife

Thu, 15/09/2011

The Amazon is currently experiencing the highest absolute rate of forest loss globally. Yet the proportion of Amazonian species assessed as ‘threatened’ with extinction is below the global average.

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SAVE Brasil calls upon the President to veto...

Fri, 27/05/2011

Reforms to Brazil's forest code will significantly increase deforestation.

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Reserves created for Endangered Fringe-backed...

Thu, 26/05/2011

Two Private Nature Reserves in Bahia State, Brazil will help protect the Endangered Fringe-backed Fire-eye

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Threatened antwren to benefit from creation of...

Fri, 29/04/2011

A new protected area in Rio de Janeiro covers the home of the Critically Endangered Restinga Antwren

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Latin American biodiversity conservation and...

Tue, 26/10/2010

The 2010 Awards for Biodiversity Conservation and Development in Latin America have been presented at a special event held at the CBD meeting in Nagoya, Japan. The prizes, worth Є7,000 each, are granted by SEO / BirdLife (Spanish Partner) and BirdLife International with the support of the Fundación Biodiversidad.

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