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Free virtual tickets are available to join us at the BirdLife100 World Congress, where conservationists and renowned environmental advocates from around the world will come together to bring nature back from the brink.

Read articleJoin us at the BirdLife100 World Congress

The Orang Asli, an Indigenous community in Malaysia, have received a flavourful reward for protecting Helmeted Hornbills and their forest home, as a healthy forest provides opportunity to collect and sell a special Tualang honey.

Read articleProtecting Hornbills has Sweet Results for an Indigenous Community in Malaysia

A new, highly pathogenic form of avian flu has been sweeping through wild bird populations across the Northern hemisphere. The unprecedented levels of mortality seen in some species of seabirds have left conservationists extremely concerned about the disease’s long-term impacts.

Read articleAn unprecedented wave of avian flu has been devastating bird populations across the Northern hemisphere

Read articleA Griffon vulture gets a new lease of life in Egypt

New sighting of lost Santa Marta Sabrewing gives conservationists hope for the Critically Endangered species.

Read articleRare singing, emerald green and iridescent blue hummingbird unexpectedly rediscovered in Colombia

A new paper involving BirdLife authors has found that while addressing key threats such as habitat loss and overexploitation is necessary for most of the world’s threatened species, a staggering 57 per cent would still require targeted conservation efforts to prevent their extinction. It is therefore critical that governments commit to implementing these actions in international plans to avert the biodiversity crisis.

Read articleOver half the world’s threatened species require targeted conservation efforts to prevent their extinction

By their nature, Critically Endangered birds are almost always rare. But which species are the world’s very rarest – and how is BirdLife helping save them?

Read articleSaving the rarest of the rare

Kenya’s National Land Commission has hinted its intention to pursue the controversial allocation of over 6,000 ha of Yala Swamp to a private developer. Local communities and stakeholders enraged by the move.

Read articlePush to allocate precious Kenyan wetland to private developer draws public outrage

Every year, millions of seabirds travel to the Baltic Sea for the winter.  But this is not a journey without peril. For those in the know, this region is infamous for being a global hotspot for seabird bycatch. The main culprit being gillnets. But the Lithuanian government is diving deep into murky waters to keep their bycatch problem a secret.

Read articleLithuanian government reported six cases of seabird bycatch between 2015-2019. This is why it’s too good to be true.

Lotus flowers are deeply steeped in Buddhist traditions, and these beautiful flowers are also often used by Yellow Bitterns. Discover more about this species, which has become increasingly elusive in the Japanese countryside.

Read articleIn the season of lotus flowers

In a historic vote, the United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse the universal human right to a a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Read articleUN Endorses Right to a Healthy Planet

The latest heatwave hitting our continent has resulted in more fires than usual breaking out especially across the south-west of Europe and the Mediterranean.

Read articleFear, frustration and anger – A hot European summer
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