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Improved fireplaces have reduced pressure on Kibira National Park © ABN

Making environmental conservation gainful for...

Thu, 31/08/2017
Association Burundaise pour la protection de la Nature (ABN) is working closely with a local volunteer group to sustainably preserve the remaining natural resources, rehabilitate degraded areas and improve the living conditions of people living near the Kibira National Park.
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AfricaBurundi

Community empowerment in Ruyigi through local-led...

Tue, 26/05/2015
The community of Ruyigi in the East of Burundi, represented by the association Serukubeze, a Site Support Group (SSG), is engaged in protecting the Mpungwe Mountain Chain, the country’s largest ecosystem.
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AfricaBurundi

New toolkit engages young people in conservation...

Tue, 02/12/2014
Environmental education pushes forward with the release of a new toolkit developed for Site Support Groups.
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Africa

SSG institutional capacity building crucial to...

Tue, 07/10/2014
Site Support Groups in Kenya continue to gain strength in capacity to help conserve great biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin.
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AfricaKenya

British Government launches BirdLife project in...

Wed, 24/07/2013
The British Government have launched a new BirdLife project to conserve Fiji’s forest. “It is a great pleasure for us at the High Commission, together with our partners at BirdLife International, to the launch a new three-year project here in Fiji,” said Mr Dan Salter - Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Fiji.
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PacificFiji

New publication: An Introduction to Conservation...

Tue, 08/05/2012
A new publication - entitled An Introduction to Conservation and Human Rights for BirdLife Partners - provides an overview of some of the human rights relevant to a conservation context...
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Pacific

Proud moment as BirdLife Partnership in Africa...

Fri, 08/04/2011
The BirdLife Partners in Africa have published a report on their experience of working with Site Support Groups.
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Africa

New Site Support Group established in Ethiopia

Wed, 08/09/2010
The Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (BirdLife in Ethiopia) has established a new Site Support Group at in the Central Rift Valley around the Abijata Shalla Lakes National Park with funds obtained from NABU (BirdLife in Germany).
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Africa