Important seabird events in Hobart and Nairobi
The 4th World Seabird Conference took place in Hobart last month, a meeting held only once every 5 years. During the same week, BirdLife’s Global Partnership Meeting, held every 4 years, and the
Category: Renewable energy
Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP) launches in Australia
BirdLife International and BirdLife Australia launched our Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP) at the Australasian Ornithological Conference in Boorloo/Perth. Today, AVISTEP was launched in Australia, providing government planners and the
The Seabird Group Conference 2024
Last month, four of us from the BirdLife International Marine Programme attended the 16th International Seabird Group Conference in Coimbra, Portugal: Ana Carneiro (Marine Science Manager), Antonio Vulcano (Marine Officer), Yann Rouxel (Bycatch
Unsustainable Wind Energy in Mannar Threatening a Key Migratory Bottleneck of CAF
Mannar Island is a vital migratory bottleneck and a key entry point that channels several million birds of the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) to Sri Lanka, one of the flyway’s southernmost destinations. The
