Who We Are
We’re BirdLife International, the only global Partnership
conserving birds and all life on our planet.
We carry out conservation rooted in regional knowledge, working alongside Indigenous Peoples and local communities to create sustainable change.
We’re made up of 124 worldwide conservation organisations, and together we’re the global authority on birds.
For over a century, we’ve been uniting and strengthening conservation across borders, so birds and all life can thrive. Here’s our story:
What we do
We work in Partnership to unite and strengthen conservation across borders. We organise our work around four key pillars: Species, Sites, Society and Systems.
Our teams
Honorary President
Leadership
The BirdLife International Global Council
Co-opted Officials
BirdLife International Advisory Group
Chair
John S. Adams (Co-Chair)
Piyush Gupta (Co-Chair)
Members
Margaret Atwood
Geoff Ball
Nick Butcher
Alfred D. Chandler III
Christie Constantine
Scott Dresser
Peter Eerdmans
Joe Ellis
Dale Forbes
John Gregory
Kirsten Hines
Richard Jaffe
Lynette Jaffe
James Kushlan
Tasso Leventis
Gonzalo Saenz de Miera
Benjamin Olewine IV
Susan Orr (former Chair)
Adam Riley
Deb Rivel
Mahima Sukhdev
Barry Sullivan
Terry Townshend
Honorary Vice Presidents
Baroness Barbara Young of Old Scone (UK)
Dr Gerard A Bertrand (USA)
Miss Jane Fenton (UK)
Mr A P Leventis (UK)
Mr Ben Olewine IV (USA)
Our Executive Team
Our Regional Directors
