LUCKY BIRDS - FINALIST
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Lucky Birds

Riet Vell was set up in 2001 by SEO BirdLife, the oldest conservation charity in Spain. It aims to demonstrate the feasibility (and profitability) of bird-friendly farming in areas of ecological importance, where farmland often forms an important part of the habitat of endangered species. The project began by producing organic rice in the Ebro Delta in Catalonia - Spain's second most important birdlife region. Rice paddies are essentially man-made wetlands, and if farmed organically, they can provide an ideal feeding and reproduction habitat for rare aquatic birds, among several other species. Birds to have benefited from Riet Vell's organic rice include the Purple Gallinule, Purple Heron, Squacco Heron and Whisked Tern. In recognition of its conservation value, the brand has won two prestigious awards from organic food associations in the UK. Following the success of its rice brand, the company has begun producing organic pasta from wheat grown in the Ebro Valley in Aragon - another important Iberian wildlife area. Small-scale farmers are being encouraged to uphold traditional agricultural practices which protect the fragile steppe environment of the Valley. Beneficiaries include a number of rare bird species - among them the Great Bustard, the Stone Curlew and the Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - and the participating farmers themselves, who receive more for their wheat from Riet Vell than they would on the market.

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2010

The Only Way is Up - Philippines A Class Apart - Guatemala Pass it on - Peru Burn After Eating - India Charge of the Light Brigade - Rwanda Cyber Capital - Denmark Double Boiled - Kenya Growth Cycle - Zambia In a Nutshell - Malawi Ok Coral - Tanzania One Reef at a Time - Madagascar Saving From a Rainy Day - Mexico

2009

Safe Bottle Lamp Project - Sri Lanka Danamon Go Green - Indonesia Fungi Town - United States Afghan Hands - Afghanistan Andaman Discoveries - Thailand Barefoot Women Solar Engineers of Africa - India Biogas as an alternative source of energy - Kenya Cheetah Conservation Fund Bush Project - Namibia Comet-ME - Israel - Palestine Mootral - Uk Stoves for Survival - the Democratic Republic of Congo

2008

Plan Bee - Pakistan A Chance to Grow - Nepal Homegrown Heroes - Paraguay Change is Brewing - South Africa Cliffhanger - India Comunidade Film - Brazil Green Gold - Colombia Independence Day - India Maasai Production - Kenya Market economy - Kenya Sole Traders - Kenya Yurt Kindergartens - Kyrgyzstan

2007

Potato Goldmine - Peru Cooking Without Gas - Nepal School for Success - Haiti Half Price Hygiene - Uganda Herbal Healing - Vietnam High Sweet Fashion - Mexico Limbs From Leftovers - Nepal Out of the Forest - Brasil Peace Woods - Colombia S.O.S: Save our Seaweed - Brazil Steaming Ahead - Indonesia Top of the Crops - Afghanistan

2006

Elephant Paper - Sri-Lanka Card Aid - Rwanda Well Water - Bangladesh Blooming Business - Mauritius/Madagascar Fireproof Juice - Sweden Grass Roots - Swaziland Making a Buzz - Rodrigues/Mauritius Powering Up - Ethiopia Shark Park - Fiji Silicon Salvage - UK Sunny Side Up - Laos Wild Child - Botswana

2005

Coconets - Phillipines Fat Chance - Malta Reef Rehab - Vanuatu A Chilli Reception - Zambia Basket Case - Kenya Bugs Money - Kenya Dye-ing For Change - UK & Slovenia Lucky Birds - Spain Men Not At Work - South Africa My Big Fat Ethical Wedding - USA Rooftop Revolution - Ukraine Snakes Alive - India

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