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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Assisi in Italy is the town most strongly associated with Saint Francis -... the patron saint of the environment. A fitting place for a unique gathering of world faiths and members of the global conservation community. They were there to inspire one another and find ways of working more closely together to protect the natural world. Karen Partridge joined the delegates and speakers in Assisi and will be in the studio to talk about the upsum of this special meeting of minds. And we're bring you an exclusive report and an encounter with a bird that is on the brink of extinction. A last ditch effort by two major UK wildlife organisations and collaborators in Russia might, in the long term, turn the fortunes of this most beautiful migrant bird, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Assisi in Italy is the town most strongly associated with Saint Francis -... the patron saint of the environment. A fitting place for a unique gathering of world faiths and members of the global conservation community. They were there to inspire one another and find ways of working more closely together to protect the natural world. Karen Partridge joined the delegates and speakers in Assisi and will be in the studio to talk about the upsum of this special meeting of minds. And we're bring you an exclusive report and an encounter with a bird that is on the brink of extinction. A last ditch effort by two major UK wildlife organisations and collaborators in Russia might, in the long term, turn the fortunes of this most beautiful migrant bird, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 2 |
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| Episode | 26 |
| First transmission date: | 2011-11-08 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2011 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:27:00 |
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| Producer: | Mary Colwell |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | Chris Baines; Nigel Clark; Tony Jumiper; Mark McGill; Martin Palmer; Karen Partridge; Brett Westwood; Christoph Zerckler |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA689B |
| Available to public: | no |
