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Taiwan bird race boosts conservation efforts

04/04/2012 admin Chinese Wild Bird Association, International Bird Race

Bird race flies with good news An international bird-watching competition in mountainous central Taiwan later this month has created a buzz among bird lovers and is expected to contribute to local conservation efforts, campaign organizers said yesterday. So far more than 160 people have registered for the Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area International Bird Race, [...]

0 Chinese Wild Bird Federation, Dasyueshan, Henricus Peters, International Bird Race, Simon Liao, Taiwan

Is Taiwan sustainable nation or a dead fish?

04/03/2012 admin Sustainability, Taiwan

The Taiwanese government failed to push for sustainable fishing at the recently concluded Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commissions’ meeting, the local branch of Greenpeace East Asia reports. See full post and comments at Learn From Nature blog

0 Greenpeace, Henricus Peters, Learn From Nature, NAEE UK, Sustainability, Taiwan

Good news : Taiwan bans shark finning

11/05/2011 admin Sharks

Taiwan is to impose a ban on shark finning – the practice of slicing off the animal’s fins on-board and then throwing away the body at sea – so that all sharks landed in the country must have their fins still attached. LORRY LOADS: One of the shocking pictures that have been released showing the scale [...]

0 Fin soup, Oceans, Pew Conservation Group, Sharks, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan bird race boosts conservation efforts

Is Taiwan sustainable nation or a dead fish?

Good news : Taiwan bans shark finning

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