Migratory Birds for People
The 2025 East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum reflected on Wetlands COP15 and projected what it means for young people over the next three years. The participants identified essential non-financial resources they need to implement the Convention: technical training, strong local networks and access to government contacts. They highlighted the need for national governments, including Convention…
Can you help WLI member Centro de Informação, Observação e Monitorização de Aves take their next step? Madaleno Satumbo Constantino writes: Three years after our participation in MBP meeting in Senegal where we dreamed about a wetland centre in Lobito; two years after visiting LCC in Nigeria for experience sharing and also two years after…
What did the Convention on Wetlands COP15 mean for youth? The East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum will bring together young people who were there and who weren’t. We will learn what happened, what decisions impact on youth, and how young people can help implement the Convention on Wetlands. Application deadline: 15 August When: Mornings of 11,…
Many thanks to Anja Szczesinski of the International Wadden Sea School, who has shared these new resources. The new tools presented in the series Wadden Sea World Heritage – Understanding & Communicating offer valuable support for conveying the unique features of the Wadden Sea during guided tours. Building on the video tutorials published last year, these new…
From 2023 to 2025, the RestWet Erasmus+ project brought together students, educators, and wetland professionals from Norway, Portugal, and France to engage in hands-on restoration and conservation of vit wetland ecosystems. Some of the partipants are members of WLI and MBP, and some were also part of the earlier BioWet Erasmus+ project. The first exchange…
We are sharing this opportunity from Eversheds Sutherland, which supports the WLI Small Grants. Please note this competition is open to applications from Jordan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom only. Deadline 2 May! Win Prizes and Promote Environmental Stewardship! In celebration of World Wetlands Day, Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, has partnered with…
Monitoring the biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in the Saloum delta. Mobilising, inspiring and strengthening stakeholders: when the WIACO approach works! How can the impact of restoration on mangrove biodiversity be measured? How can we mobilise and train the players responsible for addressing this issue, which is particularly acute in the current context? Wetlands International Afrique…
Our volunteers will not forget the nocturnal banding session in Ereño on August 19, 2024. When they returned to the nets, they were reunited with an old friend… the nightjar B90538 was back in its territory. This specimen had been banded for the first time in 2023 as a juvenile. The banding team not only…
From June to September, 25 volunteers participated in the Urdaibai Bird Center’s annual volunteer program. The program is aimed at training people in areas related to the environment such as research, dissemination, land management, and environmental education. It gives volunteers practical experience of everyday activities in the Urdaibai Bird Center. They record daily bird sightings,…
At the Urdaibai Bird Center we love diversity. The more diversity there is, the better for all. People of all ages and nationalities come to the Urdaibai Bird Center and lately we have noticed that we have more and more visitors from associations such as Gorabide, Apnabi, Gaude or Red Cross. It is a pleasure…