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BirdLife International expresa sus profundas condolencias y pesar ante el asesinato del ministro de ambiente de la República Dominicana: Orlando Jorge Mera.

Read article¡Vuela alto! Orlando Jorge Mera

Another month, another seabird...

Read articleSeabird of the month: Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 

White-cheeked Starlings have a long association with human society in Japan, however this relationship has become strained as their large flocks increasingly roost within cities. Discover more about the challenges these starlings face in coexisting with humans.

Read articleFlocking White-cheeked Starlings: the challenges of coexistence

Mike Parr’s conservation career began in development at BirdLife in 1989. Fast forward 30 years and he is now President of the American Bird Conservancy (BirdLife Partner), where he has held several roles over the years. Here, he shares his career journey, what he feels has made the American Bird Conservancy so successful, and his advice for aspiring conservationists.

Read articleConservation Careers: Taking on the Biggest Conservation Challenges in the Americas

2022 is a bumper year for centenary celebrations, as 1922 saw the founding of both BirdLife International and BirdLife Switzerland. Over the past 100 years, BirdLife Switzerland have been committed to protecting nature, from preventing the local extinction of the Little Owl and creating new habitats for species, to inspiring communities across the country to act for conservation.

Read article100 years of bird and habitat conservation in Switzerland

Calling all birdwatchers and explorers: our new global effort 'Search for the Lost Birds' needs your help!

Read articleThese 10 species are lost in the last wilds - we need to find them before they go extinct

When restored and maintained correctly, quarries are important sites full of biodiversity, and often home to many rare and threatened species. Through active restoration work, quarries become a mosaic of different habitats, benefiting both people and nature.

Read articleNew BirdLife partnership with Sibelco brings nature back to quarries

Late on Monday 16th of May the European Parliament’s environment committee voted on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), including an important positive step limiting subsidies to burning forests biomass and crop-based biofuels.

Read articleBioenergy: important step towards protecting forests & food security taken by the EU Environment Committee
Giant Ibis

Of the 13,000 lmportant Bird & Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) identified by BirdLife worldwide, 277 are most severely under threat. Vital sites, such as Cambodia’s Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, are home to globally threatened birds such as Giant Ibis and other IBA ‘trigger species’. They face the most intense pressures and need our urgent help.

Read articleWhy this wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia is in danger – along with hundreds more worldwide

This week, as BirdLife celebrates its 100th birthday, we also celebrate the 30 years of Natura 2000, the world’s largest coordinated network of protected areas! The network ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species.

Read article30 years of Natura 2000, Celebrating Europe’s Nature

67 species of seabirds, including endemic and threatened ones, breed and/or winter in EU countries.  And while they return to land to breed, seabirds depend on the marine environment for food, and spend long periods of time out at sea. Sadly, their homes on land and at sea are threatened.  

Read articleNew report: EU countries failing to protect seabirds
white storks nesting, nest, chick, migration

On World Migratory Bird Day, we celebrate one of nature’s greatest wonders – bird migration. Twice a year, we marvel at this extraordinary spectacle as migratory birds undertake epic journeys around the globe, connecting and inspiring people along the way.

Read articleWhy do birds migrate? A tale of myths, threats and conservation
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