People are destroying and consuming nature at a devastating rate. Birds are our early warning system. BirdLife International is the largest international Partnership for nature conservation.

Focusing on species alone is not enough. To protect birds, we need to protect the places they live and travel through. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are the most important sites …

“Birds are among the most crucial species to the global ecosystem. They must be protected at all costs.” For millennia, birds have been winging their way across the globe and through our …

Climate. By safeguarding the network of habitats along the flyways, we are protecting trees and plants that capture carbon, wetlands that provide food and shelter from storms, homes for …

From the first, species have been the foundational pillar of BirdLife. Birds are why BirdLife exists. They provide the rationale for our conservation programmes, they are nature’s best early …

We are a global family of 123 national Partners covering all continents, landscapes and seascapes. In order to save the planet, nature and species, we use our seminal bird science, …

BirdLife’s long-running State of the World’s Birds series brings together and effectively communicates the latest scientific research on the state of the planet, the pressures on nature, …

Oct 13, 2022 · A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States is a tale of two trends, one dire and one hopeful. While over half of the country’s bird species are in decline, …

Our network of over 2 million birders, scientists and local volunteers helps us to track, follow, analyse, conserve and understand every bird species in the world. Bradley Watson, BNT …

Oct 28, 2024 · Notes for Editors . 1. Species with increased extinction risk include: Dunlin (Calidris alpina), a small sandpiper with a striking black belly and rufous back in breeding plumage, has …