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In an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 26 leading NGOs, including BirdLife Europe, have emphasised the indispensable role of civil society in shaping Europe’s future.
Yesterday, the very first Regional Flyway Initiative project was approved and launched at South Dongting Lake in Hunan Province of People’s Republic of China. This is the first of roughly 150 projects that will sustainably manage and preserve important wetlands across the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
BirdLife, the RSPB, 31 NGOs and the wind sector sent letters to the Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans and asked him to be the champion for the ocean he promised to be. Can he turn the tide for starving Puffins?
Today, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted to lower the protection status of wolves, a decision widely criticised by conservation experts and environmental organisations. This decision, driven by the EU's push to weaken wolf protections, is a serious misstep, devoid of any solid scientific foundation.
Last week, we sadly lost an exceptional conservationist. Elva Gemita was the Biodiversity Officer for Hutan Harapan in Indonesia, a forest concession led by the BirdLife Partnership.
As COP29 leaves many of us questioning the world's pace toward a sustainable future, we offer a different narrative: one of hope, action, and tangible success. Across the globe, our Partnership is delivering impactful conservation efforts that protect birds, restore ecosystems, and empower communities, proving that solutions to the biodiversity and climate crises are within reach.
Juvenile wanderers start to explore their future home while seasoned adults take off to familiar routes.
Among Europe’s migratory raptors, the Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) stands out with its striking colours and unique migration patterns. Unlike many raptors, Red-footed Falcons are social birds, often migrating in flocks and even roosting together during migration and wintering season.
Two weeks of fraught UN climate change negotiations have concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. The final deal is far from addressing the scale, urgency and inequity of the climate emergency. Hopes now turn to the next Climate COP hosted by Brazil in 2025.
This Himalayan valley is home to a thriving community and population of cranes. But actions close to home and around the world threaten the landscape. Luckily, our Partner in Bhutan is there to make a positive change.
A new report by BirdLife Europe & Central Asia reveals that EU countries are not on track to hit the EU’s targets to halt the degradation of ecosystems and their restoration by 2030. The EU set this goal nearly five years ago, in its “EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030” - a core part of the EU’s Green Deal.
The African Penguin has been officially uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, highlighting the species’ severe risk of extinction. With a staggering 97% of its population already lost, the bird could vanish from the wild in fewer than 4,000 days unless urgent conservation efforts are made.
