BirdLife International
New Wave of Conservation Funding for the Mediterranean: Small Grants Now Open
The Mediterranean Basin, home to some of the world's most unique ecosystems and endangered species, is getting a much-needed boost for biodiversity conservation. Civil...
Farewell to Adnan Al-Bdeiri… Friend of Nature and Ambassador of the Hima
With deep sadness and heavy hearts, the Arab and international environmental community bids farewell to our dear friend, educator, and passionate environmentalist, Adnan Al-Bdeiri,...
How BirdLife International and the Conservation Leadership Programme Are Shaping the Future of Global Conservation
In the sweltering forests of northeastern Brazil, a once-forgotten parrot has reclaimed the skies. Thousands of miles away in Assam, India, young girls don...
SPNL Joins Global Call to Action for World Migratory Bird Day 2025: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly joins the international community in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2025, under...
$3 billion wetland conservation project launched for birds, nature & people
Today, BirdLife announced an ambitious new collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership to protect wetlands along one of...
UN Human Rights Council approves universal right to healthy environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gko_eou1mtc
In a landmark historical moment, the UN Human Rights Council has unanimously voted in favour of introducing a new human right: the universal right...
Wow! We did it!! It’s time to CELEBRATE!
Today in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Commission adopted the resolution of the universal right to a healthy environment and it's on its way...
Can birding really improve our mental health? The science says yes
We all know that spending time in nature is enjoyable, but there’s increasing evidence that wildlife – and birds in particular – have a...
BirdLife at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
By Melanie Heath, Director of Science, Policy & Information
Despite the ongoing COVID pandemic, amid the escalating climate and biodiversity emergencies, BirdLife CEO Patricia Zurita led...
In memory of Fritz Hirt: a leading figure in the formation...
On 17 July 2021 BirdLife International lost its honorary member Fritz Hirt, one of the leading Swiss conservationists, a few days after his 76th...
