CEPF-RIT Updates in the Latest BirdLife Newsletter No.33

 16 April 2010- BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 33, for January - March 2010, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina (pages 41 - 45). This feature gives an update on an additional three large and nine small grants, and brief progress of three funded projects.. The newsletter can be downloaded here (PDF, 5.0 MB)

Going Home – Two Rare Vultures Return to the Wild

18 March 2010- The Cambodian Vulture Conservation Project (CVCP), a partnership of Cambodian government ministries and international non-governmental organizations, successfully released two Critically Endangered vultures back to their range in northeastern Cambodia. More...

CEPF-RIT Updates in the Latest BirdLife Newsletter No.32

20 Jan 2010- BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 32, for October - December 2009, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina (pages 33-37). This feature gives an update on an additional six large and nine small grants, and brief progress of five funded projects. The newsletter can be downloaded here (PDF, 5.8 MB)

Local Communities Voice Concerns About Aquatic Resources in Tuyen Quang, Vietnam

16 Dec 2009- On 6th December 2009, people from Da Vi Commune, Na Hang District, gathered to share their research findings on aquatic resources in the Nang River, a tributary of the Gam River in Tuyen Quang Province. More...

CEPF-RIT Updates in the Latest BirdLife Newsletter No.31

6 Nov 2009- BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 31, for July - September 2009, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina (pages 20-25). This feature gives an update on the close of the second call for Letters of Inquiry, an additional four large and four small more grants, and brief progress of funded projects. The newsletter can be downloaded here (PDF, 3.0 MB)

Two million dollars granted by CEPF for biodiversity conservation in Indochina

20 Sept 2009 - Less than one year after the first deadline for applications to the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in Indochina, over $US two million has been granted to a total of 14 civil society organisations to conserve biodiversity in the region. More...

Last Chance to Save the Saola from Extinction? Meeting in Laos Urges Prompt Action

4 Sept 2009 - Conservation biologists based in four countries gathered for an emergency meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, August 19–21, to address the peril of extinction facing one the world’s most enigmatic mammals, the Saola. More...

First coordinated White-shouldered Ibis count dramatically increases known population

26 August 2009- For the first time a nationwide coordinated count of Critically Endangered White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni has been carried out in Cambodia. 310 individuals were found, making it the largest count of White-shouldered Ibis ever. More...

CEPF-RIT Summary for April - June 2009

11 August 2009- BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 30, for April - June 2009, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina (pages 27-29). This feature gives an update on the second call for Letters of Inquiry, the first two large and five more small grants, the first National Advisory Group meetings for Vietnam and Cambodia and the first CEPF supervision mission to Indochina. The newsletter can be downloaded here (PDF, 5.5 MB)

Largest ever count of White-shouldered Ibis

20 July 2009- Cambodian conservationists recently counted the largest number of White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni ever recorded. At least 161 were counted; confirming that Western Siem Pang is the single most important site for the species. More.....

BirdLife and CEPF expand funding opportunities for biodiversity conservation in Indochina

11 June 2009- Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) opportunities in Indochina were expanded today, with an invitation for applications from Lao P.D.R. and Thailand for the first time, and a repeat call for applications from Cambodia and Vietnam. More....

CEPF-RIT Updates in the Latest BirdLife Newsletter

25 May 2009- BirdLife International in Indochina has just released its quarterly newsletter, Babbler 29, for January -March 2009, which includes a feature on BirdLife CEPF Regional Implementation Team progress in Indochina (pages 7-9). This feature gives an update on new small grants, review progress, the first National Advisory Group meeting in Phnom Penh and the launching of a new BirdLife Indochina website with an extensive CEPF section. The newsletter can be downloaded here (PDF, 4.77MB)

CEPF and BirdLife Make First Grants in Cambodia and Vietnam

11 Dec 2008- Nature conservation in Indochina took a small but significant step forward today with the approval of the first two small grants by BirdLife International in Indochina. More... 

BirdLife and CEPF call for Letters of Inquiry for civil society biodiversity conservation 

22 Aug 2008- A major new $9.5 million, five year investment in Indochina was launched today, aiming to conserve biodiversity by engaging and building the capacity of non-governmental organisations. More.... 

BirdLife and CEPF launch major new funding for civil society biodiversity conservation

13 Aug 2008- A major new $9.5 million, five year investment in Indochina will be launched this month, aiming to conserve biodiversity by engaging and building the capacity of non-governmental organisations. More....