It is possible that the pursuit of economic recovery will come at that expense of the environment and it is likely that this efforts could include an intensification of extraction activities [...]
In early January, Manomet’s Shiloh Schulte traveled to Chile to share lessons and advice from his experience coordinating the American Oystercatcher Recovery Program in North America.
WHSRN Conservation Specialists conducted a series of meetings and workshops with shrimp and salt producers around the Gulf of Fonseca about shorebird-friendly management practices, and the [...]
For this anniversary, Anton de Kom University is offering a two-week shorebird conservation course - any interested WHSRN partners, students, or shorebird conservationists are welcome to listen [...]
In September, WHSRN and SAVE Brasil were in Mostardas and Tavares, in southern Brazil, conducting a teacher training workshop for 49 teachers from local public schools. The workshop focused on [...]
WHSRN worked with local partners to lead the “Conservation of Shorebirds and their Habitats in Venezuela” workshop, followed by two days of shorebird censuses on Isla de Coche, at sites crucial [...]
WHSRN Conservation Specialists recently traveled to southern Chile to facilitate a series of workshops on the participatory assessment of ecosystem services in Maullín and Chiloé Island. The [...]
The wetlands at the mouth of the Río Lluta are under strong pressure to be developed. Last month, WHSRN’s Diego Luna Quevedo facilitated a Good Governance Workshop with several local partners to [...]
Laguna Mar Chiquita is the largest lake in Argentina, the biggest saline lake in South America, and the 5th biggest saline lake in the world. A WHSRN site since 1989, the area supports 66% of all [...]
WHSRN Consultant Ornithologist Chris Sharpe and Sandra Giner of the Central University of Venezuela led a workshop titled Shorebird Conservation in Venezuela: introduction to census methods and [...]