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1 Jun 2012
Mark Avery's daily blog from RIO+20
By Adrian Long
Dr Mark Avery, former Conservation Director of the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK), is a writer on the environment. Each day on 1-20 June he is writing a blog about biodiversity, sustainability and global issues – such as the Arctic, rainforests, oceans and climate change. He says: "to come are New York’s water supply, neonicotinoids, coral reefs, how to feed the world and much more." Read Mark's daily RIO+20 postsGet Mark's posts via a RSS feed
With a touch of comedy, India-based cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty uses his illustrations to give a view of the world through a bird’s eyes and present thought-provoking conservation messages. Explore the fascinating...
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We are delighted to announce that this year, two of the prestigious Marsh Awards have been given to alumni of our Conservation Leadership Programme. Hear from Dr Ravinder Kaur and Natia Javakhishvili as they share their...
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A new study analysing sites across the world has found that in most cases, economic benefits are higher when habitats are conserved or restored rather than converted to human uses such as farming. These findings add...
After over a decade of work with the country’s fishing industry, the Albatross Task Force in Namibia are celebrating a major conservation success. A new paper shows that seabird deaths in the Namibian demersal longline...
Controversial plans to mine for bauxite in Ghana’s Atewa Forest – a Key Biodiversity Area – have received opposition from three global manufacturing companies who would have been major customers. This new development...
Citizens from around the world are demanding that the right to a clean, healthy environment is made a Universal Human Rights. Over 100 000 people have signed the petition.
This winter, like every winter before it, thousands of ducks, geese and swans will gather to weather the cold at Fraser River Delta, Canada. But for how long? With a shipping terminal mega-expansion on the horizon, our...
