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Jan Hora, Honorary Member of ČSO, recipient of the BirdLife International Conservation Achievement Award, and one of the most influential figures in Czech ornithology and nature conservation - passed away on 12 June 2026, aged 81.

Read articleFarewell to a pioneer: Jan Hora (1945–2026)

It is with heavy hearts that we honour and say goodbye to John Salehe, Chair of the Board of Directors of Nature Tanzania, who passed away on Friday 19th June 2026.

Read articleRemembering John Salehe: Tribute to a conservation champion
Shorebirds at Pak Thale Nature Reserve

Thousands of birds depend on this site, but now it's in danger. Your voice can help.

Read articleProtecting Pak Thale for the Future of the Flyway

This week, European leaders gather for the European Council to discuss the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). One thing is conspicuously absent from the agenda: a guarantee that nature protection and restoration will be funded. At the scale of a multi-year, multi-trillion euro budget, this absence speaks volumes. 

Read articleEU budget talks: Europe is counting the cost of the climate crisis. Its budget doesn't reflect it.

MEPs vote to call on Albania to repeal legislation allowing destruction of protected areas and to suspend all new developments within protected areas until it is done.

Read articlePress release: European Parliament backs nature as Albania's Flamingo Protests reaches Strasbourg

Two BirdLife Europe Partners took home awards at this year's LIFE Awards ceremony! The awards, now in their 20th year, were presented against the backdrop of the programme's planned discontinuation under the next EU budget.

Read articleBirdLife Partners win big at LIFE Awards 2026

On Albania's southwestern coast, where the Vjosa – one of Europe's last great wild rivers – arrives at the Adriatic, the river spreads into a vast mosaic of lagoons, salt marshes, and coastal forest. This is a landscape without hard edges. Where river becomes lagoon, lagoon becomes marsh, and the line between water and land is never quite where you expect it.

Read articleVjosa-Narta: Europe’s last wild coast

After years of dedication, our Dutch Partner Vogelbescherming has succeeded in securing a new marine protected area - the Hollandse Kust. This year, it will be officially designated as a new Special Protection Area (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive.

Read articleA new marine protected area for birds in the Netherlands: Hollandse Kust

Migratory birds are one of our greatest shared natural treasures, connecting wetlands, coastlines, forests, and communities across our flyways. But many of these species are now in decline. Using scientific modelling, coordinated flyway management, and the legal tools already available under EU law, European countries have a real opportunity to halt the declines and help vulnerable bird populations recover.

Read articleShared skies, shared responsibility: recovering Europe’s migratory birds

This year, our Partner in Croatia, Biom Association, turns 20. And there's a lot to celebrate!

Read article20 years of Biom Association

A new grant from the Ecological Restoration Fund will support critical conservation efforts at key sites along the African-Eurasian Flyway.

Read articleBirdLife awarded £7.5 million to protect and restore one of the world’s great flyways

Healthy ecosystems provide things that belong to everyone: clean air and water, cultural identity, public health, economic resilience, and quality of life. They are shared goods. When governments hand them over to private developers - with little transparency and even less accountability - citizens lose a say in their own future.

Read articleAlbania’s flamingo protests: When a government sells off a wetland, it's selling off democracy too 
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