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Brazil's mightiest biomes get mapped the IBA way

Brazil is a country of superlatives: big and biodiverse. Three of the most extensive biomes in the entire world — the Amazon Rainforest, the Pantanal Wetlands and the Cerrado savannas occur in Brazil..... .... ................
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Monthly Meeting March

Monthly gathering of like minded people, to share knowledge and experience. This membership service from Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (fogsl) is open to all. If you are interested to join or participate read .......

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Kids Meeting

Monthly acctivity for the youngsters, who are interested to learn more about birds and nature. If you are in between age 5 and 15 and like to know more about beautiful birds and butterflies, this is for you.... so come and enjoy ....! For the schedule and activity read .....

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FOGSL signed a MOU with Ministry of Education

FOGSL has over the years conducted numerous programmes with schools, now get in to formal education stream through signing a MOU with Ministry of Education Sri Lanka “for the training and conduct of field based nature studies. bundala

World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day falls on 2 February every year, and every year it presents us with a welcome opportunity to join together in celebrating the benefits that we all receive from wetlands, as well as to raise the awareness of our fellow citizens about the importance of these vital ecosystems for our common future.......... migration

Common English names of Sri Lankan Birds

Common names of birds are often a controversial topic. Although common names have no place in scientific taxonomy there are many arguments on the use of common English names among laymen and sometimes even among scientists. However, because of the unusual interest in birds and the growing public ............. Sri Lanka Bird check list

BirdLife in Asia # 29

The Quarterly Newsletter 29
"BirdLife Asia joins the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity. The United Nation’s General Assembly has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity is life on earth. The International Year of Biodiversity aims to generate greater and wider support for conservation of nature from people from all walks of life. The BirdLife Partners in Asia will contribute through various public awareness and communications campaigns in as many countries/territories as possible for conserving life on earth for the benefit of people. "......... BirdLife Asia division latest news letter is now downloadable
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Birds observed during last month

‘Sri Lanka Birds’, a citizen science programme to ensure people’s participation towards the conservation of birds, completed another successful month by the end of December 2009. Brief analysis on the observations recorded in the 'Sri Lanka Birds' system by members is published at the FOGSL blog.

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Kedetta Jun – Dec issue

Kedetta is Sinhala language communication bulletin of Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka. malkoha cover page

‘Natural Solution’

Protected areas are an essential part of the global response to climate change. They are helping address the cause of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They are helping society cope with climate change impacts by maintaining essential services upon which people depend. Without them, the challenges would be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. Natural Solutions