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Enrique Bucher, Director of the Center for Applied Zoology

Enrique Bucher, Director of the Center for Applied Zoology of the National University of Córdoba in Argentina, discusses his work to design and manage artificial wetlands to provide suitable habitat for resident and migratory birds.

February 2010

Georges Duriaux, owner of the El Jaguar Private Wildlife Reserve and Organic Farm

Georges Duriaux, owner of the El Jaguar Private Wildlife Reserve and Organic Farm in Nicaragua, talks with us about the environmental, social, and economic benefits of growing Rainforest Alliance certified coffee, the important bird research carried out on his reserve, and how he's expanding into sustainable tourism to help the reserve become self-sufficient.

February 2009

Matthew Johnson, Humboldt State University

How do you encourage coffee farms to adopt sustainable practices when economic incentives are not an option? Matthew Johnson from Humboldt State University is working to determine the ecological services of birds, and their economic benefit, in Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park.

August 2006

Susan Bonfield, coordinator of International Migratory Bird Day

Spring in temperate climes signals the return of migratory birds, an event celebrated throughout the Americas, thanks to International Migratory Bird Day. Susan Bonfield explains how the celebration has brought together biologists and conservationists.

April 2003

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