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Wetlands International in the media


The dynamic duo
Fiji Times
Akuila had spent five years with the University of the South Pacific's Institute of Applied Science before joining WCS as its marine biologist while KK had worked as a field officer for three years with Wetlands International before joining WCS as a ...

2/11/2012 12:11:41 AM

Awareness Times
In Sierra Leone, Conservation Society Hosts International Forum on Migratory Birds
Awareness Times
By Aruna Turay The Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) in collaboration with BirdLife International and Wetlands International, on Monday 6th February 2012, commenced a five day international workshop on framework of the “Strengthening Networks ...

2/10/2012 6:11:01 PM

Iran Was Pioneer in Wetland Conservation in 1971
Payvand
Iran provided data from its waterfowl and wetlands studies to international groups interested in wetlands conservation, such as the International Waterfowl Research Bureau (IWRB, now called Wetlands International). “There wasn't too much coming out of ...

2/9/2012 5:17:41 PM

Nijhum Dweep 'busiest airport' of migratory birds
Daily Star Online
This has been recognised by Birdlife International and Wetlands International. During the eighties, we, a group of wildlife biologists had led several expeditions and identified the ecological significance of the central coast in the Bay.

2/3/2012 7:06:51 PM

PSG students enjoy spotting, counting birds on campus
Times of India
The inspiration behind the bird census at the college has been the international agency Wetlands International South Asia that conducts census every year of the wet land birds in South Asia. Further a certificate course in Ornithology conducted by The ...

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1/30/2012 12:32:04 AM

Zee News
Himachal to count its feathered guests this month
Zee News
As per the latest Asian Waterbird Census coordinated by the Wetlands International, the population of threatened migratory birds in the entire flyway region, which includes Central Siberia, Mongolia, the Central Asian republics, Iran, Afghanistan, ...

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1/29/2012 5:54:24 AM

eTurboNews
Birders flock to Gujarat
eTurboNews
“What we are seeing here is the fruit of the labors of others who led the conservation movement in this region during the 1970s,” remarked Dr. Bharat Jethva, Coordinator of Wetlands International South Asia, the only global NGO dedicated to sustaining ...

1/26/2012 11:01:50 PM

Coping with climate change
Gant Daily
Partners in Resilience is a five-year project run in five countries which integrates risk-reduction, adaptation and environmental protection using resilience as an umbrella, bringing NGOs such as the Netherlands Red Cross, Care, Wetlands International, ...

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1/25/2012 3:28:11 PM

Curtains on bird Meet in Gujarat
Daily News & Analysis
Dr Bharat Jethva, co-ordinator of Wetlands International South Asia, spoke about the various species that were on view during this trip. "In just two days, we got to see 187 species of birds," said Jethva, who also fielded questions on pollution ...

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1/23/2012 12:33:13 PM

The Hindu
Flying start to bird census in Erode, Coimbatore
The Hindu
The exercise is part of the Asian Water Bird Census conducted by Wetlands International in South Asia from January 14 to 29. It is being coordinated by Bombay Natural History Society in India. In Coimbatore, Conservator of Forests – Coimbatore Circle, ...

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1/21/2012 8:37:10 PM

Wader Atlas in the press

Wader Atlas coverThe Wader Atlas was presented at the 20th of May 2009 during a meeting organised by the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in London. Click for the  editorial or for the news release.

The following links provide an indication of the news coverage.

Media coverage in English:

Acrocephalus 29 (Review)

Environmental News Service
Daily Telegraph
UNEP I UNEP II
CMS (Convention on Migratory Species)
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
JNCC

AEWA
Birdlife
African Conservation Foundation
CMS
Bird Forum
BirdLife Cyprus

 

Media coverage in Dutch:

 

Watch the Reuters video "Climate hits Senegal rice crops"with Wetlands International Africa's Papa Mawade Wade (in Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Silent Disasters' (Stille Rampen) episode on Indonesian peatlands (Dutch)

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Wetlands International in the news

This part of the page displays the media coverage of Wetlands International and its work.


This part of the page displays the media coverage of Wetlands International and its work.


Press coverage of our story on deforestation in Malaysia due to palm oil

Dutch Worldwide Broadcasting Service "Eerste stap in strijd tegen ontbossing op klimaattop" interview with Susanna Tol

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BBC Radio 4 Saving Species with Jane Madgwick, CEO of Wetlands International

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Ward Hagemeijer on the loss of African plant and animal species on Dutch National Radio (NOS)

VARA's Vroege Vogels (Dutch Radio) interview with Pieter van Eijk on Pakistani Floods

Article in Peatlands International Magazine

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Global Peatland CO2 Picture

In the media

Global Peatland Fund on CNN's Business Traveler

In CNN's show 'Business Traveller' the focus is in the month of July 2008 on carbon offsetting initiatives worldwide. Wetlands International CEO Jane Madgwick tells about the NGO's recently launched Global Peatland Fund. Click here to watch the show which aired July 12, 13, 17 2008.

In CNN's show 'Business Traveller' the focus is in the month of July 2008 on carbon offsetting initiatives worldwide. Wetlands International CEO Jane Madgwick tells about the NGO's recently launched Global Peatland Fund. Click here to watch the show which aired July 12, 13, 17 2008.

Review of Invisible Connections

Read the review of the book "Invisible Connections: Why migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea" published by Wetlands International on the site of 10,000 Birds.

Read the review of the book "Invisible Connections: Why migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea" published by Wetlands International on the site of 10,000 Birds.

World Wetlands Day Celebration in Indonesia

 

Peat item on Dutch radio 'Vroege Vogels'

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World Wetlands Day News (2 February 2009)

CKPP in the news

The Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project (CKPP) headed by Wetlands International has received a lot of attention from the press (see under news and events on its site). The best impression is given by documentaries of press from all over the world.

The Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project (CKPP) headed by Wetlands International has received a lot of attention from the press (see under news and events on its site). The best impression is given by documentaries of press from all over the world.