Archive: December 2007

TOPICAL ECOLOGY GROUP EARLY CAREER MEETING: 21 December 2007; The Tropical Ecology Group within the British Ecological Society are organising their 2nd meeting next year. The TEG is a group supported by the BES which acts as a forum for tropical biologists in the UK, and perhaps further afield...; Categories: General News, Vacancies
READ ALL ABOUT IT: NEW REEF AND LEAF OUT NOW!: 19 December 2007; The eagerly awaited and much anticipated Reef and Leaf is here just in time for 2008! There are lots of exciting updates in this issue, including info about the iminent launch of the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) and...; Categories: General News, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests
DOING THE LAMBETH WALK FOR CORAL REEFS: 18 December 2007; 2008 is the 'International Year of the Reef' and schools from the London Borough of Lambeth will be strolling hand-in-hand with Lambeth-based Coral Cay Conservation to highlight the global importance of coral reefs. Lambeth was immortalised by the song...; Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Scholarship Award, CCC Society, General News, Press Releases, Trust
Waria Valley Science Update, Papua New Guinea: 17 December 2007; The science programme has been making steady progress since the first survey was carried out in June this year. So far the team has completed full surveys in nine different locations with many more areas identified for future work. Four habitat types are being looked at comprising of primary forest, disturbed-agricultural land, primary forest-disturbed edge and secondary forest-primary forest edge. Click the link for more info.; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Papua New Guinea, Reports and Publications, Tropical Forests
CCC Vacancy: Field Conservation Officer (Papua New Guinea): 17 December 2007; Role As the Field Conservation Officer you will be co-managing the research and biodiversity survey aspect of the Waria Valley Community Conservation project. You will largely assist the Project Manager in all aspects of the biodiversity and socio-economic research programme,...; Categories: General News, Papua New Guinea, Vacancies
REEFS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE: 14 December 2007; Almost all the coral reefs in the world will disappear by the end of the century if global temperatures continue to rise as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a study has found. Professor Peter Mumby of...; Categories: CCC In The News, General News
CCC Attends 10th RCUK Annual Conference in London: 14 December 2007; Coral Cay Conservation attended the 10th Reef Conservation UK conference on 8th Dec, held at the Zoological Society of London at Regents Park. CCC Founder Pete Raines and Senior Field Scientist Jan-Willem van Bochove co-presented a talk summing up...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
CORAL CAY CHRISTMAS DRINKY'S!: 13 December 2007; Hi Guys! Hope you're feeling festive and you're free next Thursday 20th Dec cos we've got our Christmas bash to get sorted and there's nothing like pulling it off at late notice!! I made a trip on my bike to...; Categories:
ANCIENT ARTIFACT FOUND: 10 December 2007; An ancient club head has been found by one of CCC's scientists by the Gui River in Papua New Guinea. The club head, known as ami sasiyang (ah-mee sah-see-yah-ng) in the Zia language, is around 3 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter and provides a tangible link to the warfare of the local Zia tribes past.; Categories: Papua New Guinea
TOP UK MARINE CONSERVATION GROUPS JOIN FORCES FOR CORAL REEF CAMPAIGN: 04 December 2007; International Year of the Reef 2008 Three of the UK’s most respected marine conservation groups – Coral Cay Conservation, Blue Ventures and Project AWARE Foundation – announced today they have joined forces to promote coral reef conservation during the International...; Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Representatives, Coral Reefs, General News, Newsletter - RAinforest REport, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago, Trust
CCC Office Closed for Christmas: 04 December 2007; Our London Office is officially closed from the 21st of December through to the 2nd of January…but conservation never sleeps so we are open on the 27th and 28th, so please feel free to contact the office. All conservation action...; Categories:
'Nature's banks' Pays Dividends: 04 December 2007; Marine reserves, co-managed by local communities, can help alleviate the impact of poverty, a study suggests. Research into four successful schemes showed that getting villagers involved in protection projects reduced harmful overfishing and protected incomes.; Categories: General News
PATA CEO Challenge 2008: Confronting Climate Change: 04 December 2007; The world's travel and tourism industry leaders can now register to participate in the historic PATA CEO Challenge 2008: Confronting Climate Change in Bangkok, Thailand on April 29 and 30, 2008.; Categories: Clean up Events
NOAA Vacancy: Communications and Outreach Specialist: 04 December 2007; National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Conservation Program is recruiting for a Communications and Outreach Specialist. This position is located at NOAA's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland and will be filled through I.M. Systems Group, a firm under contract to NOAA.; Categories: Vacancies

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