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Over the past decade, BirdLife Europe & Central Asia and HeidelbergCement have worked together to better protect biodiversity at extraction sites.

Read articleNew Species Protection Code of Conduct guides EU businesses towards nature protection

Across Africa, vulture populations have catastrophically declined over the last 50 years, with overall decline rates of up to 97%. Today, 7 out of 11 African-Eurasian vulture species are at risk of extinction, underlining this decline.

Read articleTackling Vulture Population Declines in West Africa

The outcomes of this month’s Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK will decide the fate of our planet for decades to come. Discover how BirdLife’s unique insights can help to ensure that nature conservation remains at the core of climate action.

Read articleWhat can BirdLife bring to the UN Climate Change Conference?

This October, ASITY Madagascar (BirdLife Partner) released the first ever summary report on the state of the country’s bird populations. The publication reveals that many of the island’s birds are in urgent decline – but also points the way towards solutions founded on past successes.

Read articleState of Madagascar’s birds revealed in landmark publication

Could you conduct your research from the bottom of a subterranean lake? This is the reality for scientists who wish to find out all they can about the remarkable cave-dwelling wildlife of Bosnia & Herzegovina – before it’s too late

Read articleProtecting the magical underwater world that lies beneath the Balkans
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) ©Irene Mei

Today, BirdLife International released the European Red List of Birds 2021[1]. The Red List reviews the regional extinction risk of 544 bird species in over 50 countries and territories in Europe and follows the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria applied at regional level[2]. Each species extinction risk is evaluated from ‘Least Concern’ to ‘Extinct’.  

Read articleNew BirdLife report: 1 in 5 bird species in Europe is threatened by extinction
Spoon-billed Sandpipers feeding at coastal wetland © Kajornyot Wildlife Photography

Today, BirdLife announced an ambitious new collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership to protect wetlands along one of the world’s major bird migration routes.

Read article$3 billion wetland conservation project launched for birds, nature & people

In my previous article, I wrote about the Black Kite being a clever hawk. This time, I would like to show you the humorous side of birds of prey, which are more commonly known for their expert hunting abilities.

Read articleAmusing Birds of Prey

This morning Patricia Zurita, CEO of BirdLife International, delivered an inspirational speech on behalf of international NGOs at the high-level segment of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Conference of the Parties in Kunming, China, where the world’s nations are developing a new global framework to protect nature. This was her message.

Read article“We must seize this opportunity” – BirdLife CEO speaks at UN Biodiversity Conference

Close to where I live in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England, is one of my favourite nature reserves – Ouse Fen. It is a classic reedbed with bitterns booming and marsh harrier gliding gracefully overhead.

Read articleChallenge 2030: how business can support the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
A Great Shearwater feeding frenzy © Martin Abreu

Seabirds fitted with satellite tracking devices have revealed a major feeding site previously unknown to science at the heart of the Atlantic ocean. This month, the site – covering an area as large as France – has become the first high seas Marine Protected Area to be identified by remote tracking data.

Read articleSatellite-tagged seabirds point way to new protected area

BREAKING: In a landmark historical moment, the UN Human Rights Council has unanimously voted in favour of introducing a new human right: the right to a healthy environment.

Read articleUN Human Rights Council approves right to healthy environment
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