News

BirdLife News showcases the most significant achievements of the Partnership from every corner of the globe. Discover the latest environmental emergencies and conservation successes, brought to you by the world’s largest conservation Partnership.

Every one of these achievements contributes to our mission to find practical sustainable solutions that benefit nature and people.

Don’t want to miss any News from BirdLife International? Follow our News by Email

All
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East
Pacific
European Storm-petrels regularly travel more than 200 kilometres to find food © Peter Steward

Paperclip-sized tracker reveals intrepid journey of UK’s smallest seabird

Thu, 26/11/2020
Mark Bolton, Principal Conservation Scientist at the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK), explains how a satellite tag the size of a paperclip gave us important new insights into the life of the small but tough European Storm-petrel, and how these discoveries can help us protect it.
Read more
WorldwideUnited Kingdom

Report: The use of the EMFF in Spain between 2014 - 2018

Wed, 25/11/2020

The current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (2014-2020) pursues the objective of a

Read more
Europe and Central AsiaSpain
© Bruktawit Abdu

Great Ethiopian Run 2020 supports bird conservation in Ethiopia

Wed, 25/11/2020
The Great Ethiopian Run is the one of the world's most famous marathon initiatives. Since its inception in 2000, GER has staged over 100 races in different parts of Ethiopia, with thousands of participants and an audience base of another five million.
Read more
AfricaEthiopia

Press release: European Parliament votes to ban lead ammunition

Wed, 25/11/2020

Brussels – 25 November 2020

Read more
Europe and Central Asia

Introducing Hatch: boosting conservation from the ground up

Tue, 24/11/2020
We’re excited to launch Hatch, a new initiative from the BirdLife Partnership that supports the growth and performance of environmental civil society organisations around the world.
Read more
Worldwide

Victory: Denmark announces complete ban on lead in hunting ammunition

Tue, 24/11/2020
It has finally happened: Denmark has announced a complete ban on lead in hunting ammunition. The Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark and the Danish Hunters’ Association made the announcement together. Following a transition period, the ban will be fully implemented in 2023.
Read more
Europe and Central AsiaDenmark

Nature collapse imminent without investment, 'Wildlife Conservation 20' warns G20

Fri, 20/11/2020

BirdLife International has today joined 20 of the world’s leading conservation organisa

Read more
Worldwide
Vera Voronova out birding © Renat Eskazyuly

From student representative to Kazakhstan conservation CEO

Fri, 20/11/2020
Vera Voronova started out as a student representative for ACBK (BirdLife in Kazakhstan). Six years later, she became CEO of the organisation. Vera tells us about the challenges she faces, her hopes for the future, and how the Conservation Leadership Programme helped her to get where she is today.
Read more
WorldwideKazakhstan
Western slope Mount Lebanon 2,600m © O. Langrand

Call for proposals: cultural landscapes in Lebanon

Thu, 19/11/2020
On behalf of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, BirdLife announces a new large grant Call for Letters of Inquiry for projects focused on the protection of cultural landscapes in Lebanon
Read more
Middle EastLebanon