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SEE MORE Latest News 23 NOVEMBER 2021 Press Release: European Parliament delivers another major blow to EU Green Deal: Approves nature-annihilating Common Agricultural Policy Business as usual and mass funding of nature destruction under new Common Agricultural Policy 22 NOVEMBER 2021 It worked! Rare birds recovering thanks to ambitious island restoration It was the most ambitious and logistically challenging island restoration project to date. The aim in 2015: to turn some of the world’s rarest birds back from a path to extinction by removing introduced predators from remote French Polynesian islands. Now the birds are truly bouncing back, giving hope for future restorations. 19 NOVEMBER 2021 Latest science: which habitats should we restore first? Conservation isn’t just about preserving pristine natural habitats. To thoroughly address the climate and extinction crises, we also need to restore ecosystems that have been degraded or converted to other uses. But where to start? BirdLife’s Chief Scientist Dr Stuart Butchart discusses a new study he co‑authored. 18 NOVEMBER 2021 Audubon announces new CEO Audubon, one of the two BirdLife Partners in the United States, has announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Gray as their new CEO. 17 NOVEMBER 2021 CAP Strategic Plans: New assessment shows Member States fall short of saving nature After more than three years of co-decision processes where the European Council, Commission, and Parliament worked on the new the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the legislative process is finally coming to a close. The European Parliament is set to vote to approve the CAP on the 23th of November and the Council early in December. 17 NOVEMBER 2021 Pioneering research into mysterious Sei Whale uncovers Falklands hotspot Massive but mysterious: for decades, little was known about the Sei Whale. 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