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The weekend long read

Read articleThe EU and the UK have agreed to keep working together. What’s in it for nature?

The Black-browed Babbler, widely considered by experts the ‘greatest enigma in Indonesian ornithology’, has been unexpectedly rediscovered in the rainforests of Borneo more than 172 years after it was first seen.

Read articleBird missing for 172 years rediscovered in Borneo rainforest

Every spring, birds devote a huge amount of time and energy to looking after their eggs and chicks. If you want to give them a helping hand, here are some simple tips that you can follow in your garden and local area to keep nesting birds safe.

Read articleHow to protect bird nests: if you love them, leave them alone
Solar panels could help solve the climate crisis - as long as they don't harm habitats © unspash

BirdLife has joined forces with big voices in the conservation and energy sectors to develop a new set of global renewable energy guidelines. These best-practice steps outline how to keep nature safe as the world moves to more sustainable energy sources.

Read articleNew global guidelines: a nature-friendly transition to renewable energy
Ancient Olive Orchards in Palestine - © Ahmad Al Omari

From vibrant flower carpets amongst ancient olive trees, to small, encroached patches of purple-petals on hillsides, Palestine’s plants are special. And now there’s a growing movement to protect them – one that combines the enthusiasm of emerging young plant conservationists and the wisdom of traditional knowledge.

Read articleGrowing hope for plant conservation in Palestine
Fishers near Zembra island, Tunisia © Louis Marie Preau

How purchasing fishing equipment for Tunisian fishers can protect a marine environment in the long term

Read articleSupporting the artisanal fishers of Zembra
Team members from EnvPro and E-grupa © Mihailo Jovićević

Move over bearded botanists: a new generation of young expert plant scientists are scaling remote Balkan mountains to save extremely rare plants found nowhere else – some with ranges smaller than a football field

Read articleThe new wave of plant conservationists in the Balkans
Greater Flamingo

The long awaited ban on the use of lead shots in wetlands finally came into force on 25 January. This sets the timetable for the ban’s implementation in Member States: they have until 15 February 2023, or 2024 if the country’s surface consists of more than 20% of wetlands.

Read articleCommission confirms it: lead shot will finally be banned in wetlands
With 3m wingspan, Andean Condor is one of the largest flying birds © Don Mammoser / Shutterstock

Andean Condors are becoming increasingly scarce because of habitat loss, poisoning and persecution. They’re now considered Vulnerable as of the latest Red List update, leading us to ask: has the vulture poisoning crisis spread to the Americas?

Read articleRed List update: the plight of the condor

How could outrageously impractical plumage like the peacock’s tail possibly have evolved through natural selection? We delve into the secrets of sexual selection, a kind of evolution that initially left Charles Darwin baffled…

Read articleSexual selection: when evolution gets intimate

Today we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In recognition of the critical role women play in the advancement of knowledge, we would like to broadcast some of BirdLife’s most amazing and inspiring female researchers and collaborators worldwide.

Read articleWomen in science: meet the BirdLife researchers closing the gender gap
The Great Green Macaw, BirdLife International

One of the planet’s most beleaguered avian groups, the neotropical parrots, took another hit in the 2020 Red List, with a further four species moved to a higher threat category. However, success stories from our American Partners show that hope remains.

Read articleRed List update: parrots of the Americas in peril
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