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Seabird conservation in focus in the Indian Ocean

Seabird conservation in focus in the Indian Ocean

GOBI partner BridLife International recently hosted a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to re-evaluate existing Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and explore the potential for new IBAs based on new available datasets.  The workshop forms part of BirdLife International’s contribution to GOBI’s programme of work funded by the German International Climate Initiative (IKI).Continue Reading Seabird conservation in focus in the Indian Ocean

GOBI milestone reached in marine mammal conservation

GOBI milestone reached in marine mammal conservation

Efforts to promote the conservation of marine mammals in the western tropical Pacific Ocean have culminated in the production of a set of management recommendations to safeguard the future of dugong and cetacean species in and around Palau.  This is the first of three such interventions under GOBI’s five-year research programme funded by the GermanContinue Reading GOBI milestone reached in marine mammal conservation