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Expressing support for our Belarusian member upon being shut down by the government

On 18 March the Supreme Court of Belarus forced our member BirdLife Belarus/APB to cease operations and liquidated the organisation. We are deeply saddened by […]

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The European Commission must put the Nature Restoration Law back on track

Today the European Commission postponed the announcement of the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal without setting a new date for publication. We call on the […]

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First-ever European Dam Removal Award

We’re celebrating the most innovative and inspiring barrier removals of 2021 on European rivers with a new award that includes a cash prize of 10,000 […]

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Call for Freshwater Short Films

Have you made or are you making a short film that takes place in a stream, river, wetland or lake and promotes the importance of […]

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MAVA Partnership Steering Committee Meeting

From 9th to 11th February, WWF Adria hosted in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina the Steering Committee meeting under the M1/M2 Partnership on ensuring integrated river […]

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Successful International Waterbird Census and training in Tunisia

The Association “Les Amis des Oiseaux” AAO/BirdLife in Tunisia completed the international count of wintering waterbirds (IWC 2022) in Tunisia on 31 January 2022. This […]

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Removing “Road Dams” in Europe? – Webinar

The World Fish Migration Foundation, The United States Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy hosted a 3 hour, international webinar highlighting the need and opportunities […]

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Important new data resource for European breeding birds

The EBBC has made the latest bird breeding maps available on the European Breeding Bird Atlas 2  website. This is a valuable resource to understand […]

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Press release on achieving the protected status for Polesia, Europe’s largest wetland wilderness

Conservationists from Belarus and Ukraine participating in the Polesia – Wilderness Without Borders – an Endangered Landscapes Programme supported project– are calling for Europe’s largest […]

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Managing Natura 2000 protected areas matter to help waterbirds to shift their range during climate change

New research suggests that the management of protected area can advance range shifts of wintering waterbirds towards north as the climate warms Climate warming push […]