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Migratory Bird & Wetland News.....
from around the World
a bimonthly news service that weaves together migratory
bird & wetland information capturing their intrinsic
connection and highlighting their international importance.
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| NewsLink
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For
a 2 page description of NewsLink in PDF format click
here |
• offers
synthesized headline news, announcements
and events pertaining to
migratory bird and international wetland issues. Its
content is derived from
over 90 diverse, worldwide sources
including newspapers, magazines,
periodicals, journals and news from agencies, organizations,
universities,
other listservs, and colleagues working on these topics.
• helps
keep conservation professionals, scientists, and policy
makers up-to-
date on these parallel issues.
• bridges
communication gaps within a network
of conservation professionals
who work on similar or related issues.
• provides
a simple, expedient medium
for staying current on international news.
• ensures
significant time savings
for staff. |
Contents
vary but generally include:
[Each of these bullets is international in scope]
• Note
from the Editor
• Migratory Bird & Wetlands News – in
the News from Around the Globe
• Job & Internship Opportunities
• New Resources [websites]
• Publications
• Grant Opportunities
• Calendar for the Year 2004 & Beyond |
Who Reads NewsLink?
Over 400 Migratory bird & wetland professionals
from 35 countries; non-profits; government agencies; bird
initiatives; development banks; funding agencies; conventions;
educational institutions and students.
Future Directions
In the next stage of
growth, NewsLink will strive to bridge the communication gaps
shared by professionals in the fields of migratory bird and
wetland habitat conservation.
Are there tools used
by professionals in bird conservation which have not been
used by those working in wetlands, and vice a versa? What
communication methods can strengthen shared conservation goals?
Can NewsLink be restructured to help? Based on priority issues
NewsLink will continue to reexamine itself to determine how
it can be modified to better serve and benefit these groups.
Background
NewsLink was founded
in July 1999 to facilitate an exchange of information between
a group of wetland organizations under the name of the International
Wetlands Coordinating Council. At that time, Jon Kusler brought
together a group of wetland professionals who expressed frustration
that they lacked wetland information from other parts of the
world. NewsLink was originally created to answer that need.
It has expanded beyond this group and now serves subscribers
from 35 countries.
About the Editor
Heidi
Luquer, of Environmental Communications, Inc., has a background
in marketing and communications, and an MBA from Thunderbird.
Since 1991, she has worked in the field of migratory birds
and wetlands conservation. She has produced a variety of educational
and promotional materials, as well as web sites, and has organized
workshops and conferences. Recent contracts include the Manomet
Center for Conservation Sciences, WHSRN, Shorebird program
(Outreach Coordinator), the American Birding Association,
(Co-author of a Birding Festival Guidebook) Association of
State Wetland Managers (Editor of Migratory Bird & Wetlands
NewsLink). Heidi has traveled extensively and worked and lived
in Canada, Europe, and Latin America. She has a working knowledge
of French and Spanish.
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