Top BirdLife News- How do we spread word about the biodiversity crisis? Experts weigh in. April 16, 2018How do we raise awareness about the biodiversity crisis facing the world? This was the problem put to six experts (including Sir David Attenborough) at a panel held at BirdLife’s Cambridge office, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, on 12 April. It’s a tough one. Right now, species are going extinct at a rate up to 1,000 […]
- “The world has cause for optimism”: Sir David Attenborough’s keynote speech April 13, 2018Biodiversity loss is a huge problem for the conservation community. Not only are extinctions occurring at a rate up to 1,000 times normal levels, but public awareness about this crisis is lagging far behind that of other environmental issues such as climate change. It was precisely to address this problem that the Godfather of modern […]
- Sir David Attenborough joins world experts in calling for action for nature April 12, 2018Public lecture and panel discussion: “Setting a new post-2020 biodiversity agenda – the communications challenge”, 12 April, Cambridge, UK Experts warn that the loss of biodiversity is at least as great a threat to our planet as climate change - but how can we communicate this urgent concern in a way that will inspire action? This is […]
- How do we spread word about the biodiversity crisis? Experts weigh in. April 16, 2018
Tag Archives: Northern Brown Kiwi
Archived 2017 topics: Northern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli): downlist to Vulnerable?
This discussion was first published as part of the 2016 Red List update. At the time a decision regarding its status was pended, but to enable potential reassessment of this species as part of the 2017 Red List update this … Continue reading
Archived 2014 discussion: Northern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) is being split: list both A. mantelli and A. rowi as Endangered?
Northern Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli is being split into A. mantelli and A. rowi, following the application of criteria set out by Tobias et al. (2010). Continue reading