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 for the…

Feb 2, 2025 · As we mark World Wetlands Day 2025 under the theme "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future," we shine a spotlight on these vital landscapes and their role in securing a future where both people and nature thrive. On the edges of rivers, along vast coastlines, and in the heart of dense forests ...

“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 imaginations.

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, and the solutions needed to conserve species and habitats.Our flagship State of the World’s Birds publication gives a global perspective, while our series …

Sep 27, 2022 · This fifth edition of BirdLife’s flagship State of the World’s Birds report summarises what birds, as barometers for planetary health, can tell us about the state of nature, the pressures upon it, and the solutions in place and needed. The data paint a deeply concerning picture – nearly half of all bird species are in decline, with more than one in eight at risk of extinction.

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, collecting and analyzing data from around the world, to implement the most effective and innovative conservation ...

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 warning system, and are the best ambassadors for all of nature, biodiversity, and the environment.

In full, it’s called The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species TM, and BirdLife International is the unique global authority for birds, coordinating the process of evaluating all of the world’s bird species against the Red List categories and criteria in order to assess their extinction risk.

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 Avian Science Officer Dr Esther Bertram, CEO of Falklands …