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Event

Launch of a global Waterbird Populations Portal

Join our virtual webinar on 29 June 2021 from 14.00 – 15.00 CEST where we will launch the Waterbird Populations Portal (WPP), an online interactive platform […]

News

Lead poisoning in waterfowl: 30 years of progress but still an unresolved problem

Thirty years ago today, on 13 June 1991, a major international meeting organised by our predecessor organization, International Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Bureau (now Wetlands […]

Publication

The 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration

Scaling up large-scale landscape restoration initiatives requires a common language and a practical systemic approach for actors to come together and generate lasting benefits.  Concern […]

News

World Migratory Bird Day: Celebrating birds, wetlands and communities in China’s Liaohekou estuary

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is a global event celebrated twice every year, this year on 8 May and 9 October with the theme: Singing and […]

News

A promising new initiative for migratory waterbirds in China

A promising new initiative for migratory waterbirds in China: Inception workshop on Strengthening the protected area network for migratory bird conservation along the East Asian-Australasian […]

Event

A common language to accelerate landscape recovery

Scaling up large-scale landscape restoration initiatives requires a common language and a practical systemic approach for actors to come together and generate lasting benefits. Join […]

Blog

Climate change adaptation and waterbirds: a more integrated approach is needed

Lake Abijatta, Ethiopia, one of the Critical Sites where the Climate Resilient Flyway Project is working. It has been slowly drying out and losing its importance for waterbirds because of unsustainable water extraction in its catchment.   Migratory […]

News

Mangrove green belt in Demak sees rapid mangrove recovery through fishpond conversion

The construction of permeable structures to trap sediment and encourage mangrove recovery along the eroding coastline of Demak in North-Java has gained remarkable traction around […]

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Greenchoice and Wetlands International kick-off their partnership on Earth Day to restore Guinea-Bissau’s mangroves

Dutch sustainable energy supplier Greenchoice and Wetlands International, the international NGO dedicated to protecting and restoring wetlands, launch a joint project in Guinea Bissau to […]