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Ending the Tragedy of Horizons; an opinion from Martin Harper, Interim CEO, BirdLife International
The project aimed at addressing environmental degradation due to human activities and climate change, leading to negative socio-economic impacts on local communities.
In the spring of 2020 with covid ravaging the planet, BirdLife’s then CEO Patricia Zurita and SEO/BirdLife’s CEO Asuncion Ruiz launched the BirdLife Partnership’s 1Planet1Right campaign to engage the public in supporting the universal human right to a healthy planet - a movement already well-established in human rights and environmental circles.
In summer 2023, in support of The New York Times Birding Project, BirdLife International is hosting bird walks around the world, and we invite you to join us. You’ll meet passionate and knowledgeable scientists, naturalists, conservation leaders, and leaders in business and public policy while observing birds and learning about how we work to protect them locally and across the world’s great migratory flyways.
Last week, the tension inside the walls of the European Parliament was palpable as a historic vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law was about to take place.
The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) is a rare species that has captivated the attention of ornithologists worldwide. Unfortunately, throughout the 20th century, the Fennoscandian population has plummeted from over 10,000 birds to less than 100. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has designated the status of the species as globally ’Vulnerable’. These small, grey, geese with distinctive yellow eye-rings, are the most endangered breeding goose species in all of Europe.
Bird Flu is causing unparalleled mortality of wild birds and other animals worldwide. A new statement from the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, of which BirdLife is a member, offers key insights on the impacts this disease has on wild birds, and importantly what needs to be done about it. WARNING: GRAPHIC AND SENSITIVE CONTENT
At the intersection of two of the world’s most diverse bioregions, Ecuador’s Chocó- Andes is truly one of the most amazing ecosystems. However, it is also one of the most threatened, and funds at this year’s Global Birdfair will help protect a range of endemic and threatened species in this unique corner of the globe.
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law and the EU Green Deal, despite an unprecedented - and often outright absurd - disinformation campaign aiming to destroy it, led by conservative and right-wing politicians and agriculture and fisheries lobbies.
This year, BirdLife Finland is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As the country’s largest ornithological society, throughout its history it has been at the forefront of protecting its diverse range of birds and habitats.
The basin provides water for hundreds of thousands of people and includes a UNESCO World Heritage site and a Ramsar wetland of international importance.
Patryk Kokociński was elected as 'Baltic Farmer of the Year' in 2021 for his efforts to protect the Baltic Sea from eutrophication. Eutrophication results in the overgrowth of algae and the depletion of oxygen from bodies of water, and is caused by the use of agricultural fertilizers, sewage, industrial waste products, the livestock industry, and aquaculture.