Wise decisions for wetlands? Ramsar COP11 begins in Bucharest
BirdLife will be using the meeting to highlight the threats to key wetlands from ill-considered ‘development’ that focuses only on short-term benefits.
View ArticleRamsar COP11 concludes on a high – but key wetlands still threatened
Amid the vast echoing marble halls of the Parliamentary Palace in Bucharest, the Eleventh Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention closed last Friday 13 July on a positive note.
View ArticleNature Iraq helps UK wildlife
Nature Iraq (BirdLife Partner), the leading wildlife conservation NGO in Iraq, is very pleased to make a donation of $1000 to Norfolk Wildlife Trust's appeal to purchase 58 ha of land next to Cley...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay recognised as ‘Wetland of International Importance’
San Francisco Bay/Estuary in California, USA has been designated a “Wetland of International Importance” under the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention.
View ArticleNew Protected Area in the Argentinean Puna: Campo de Piedra Pómez
The creation of the National Protected Area, ‘Campo de Piedra Pómez’, was formalised on 11 October 2012, with the signing of the formal decree. The new protected area, in the province of Catamarca,...
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