Events
The Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MOU is please to announce the upcoming webinar:
“One Species, 62 Range States: Launching the Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the iconic Steppe Eagle”
The webinar will be held online in English on 23 June, from 14:00 to 15:30 (GMT+4, or UAE time).
| When? | 30 June 2026, 16:00-17:30CEST (90 minutes) |
| Organised by: | The Centre for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) |
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The Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MOU is pleased to announce the release of our new report, “Raptors Reintroduction and Reinforcement Programmes: Experiences from the Field.” This report draws on extensive case studies and interviews to highlight the key factors contributing to successful raptor conservation efforts.
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In 2025, the Brazilian National Protected Areas System (SNUC) completed two and a half decades. It includes 12 categories of protected areas as well as ecological corridors. Although its implementation has brought conservation gains to Brazil, the SNUC has been managed more as a group of protected areas than in the systemic way it was conceived. Among other gaps needed to be filled, there is an increasing fragmentation of habitats and the difficulty of establishing landscape connectors between protected areas.
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