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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has announced a new call for proposals for large grants in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot. This funding opportunity launches today on the 5th March, 2025 and aims to support conservation efforts in seven eligible countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia, and North Macedonia.The Mediterranean Ba

On Wednesday 8th Febrary 2023, BirdLife, Euronatur and Stone Soup consultancy held a webinar to launch a new Handbook for marketing and fundraising, for non-profit nature conservation organisations. Following a training and mentoring session programme with 15 Partner organisations in Europe in 2022, the Handbook proposes the essential steps to build effective strategies and plans for both marketi

The Forest Governance Project, funded by the EU Commission was developed to strengthen effective engagement of non-state actors in forest monitoring, planning and policy processes in four countries in Tropical Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. We are delighted to disseminate the latest publication about Forest Change in Tropical Asia. The project area contains nearly

The transformation of business models that have an impact on biodiversity and water resources is a new approach to conservation. This key challenge must be addressed to ensure more water-efficient practices as well as an improved resilience of businesses.To do so, the Knowledge and Sectors project funded by MAVA helps stakeholders to adopt solutions and implement them at a scale that minimizes the

By Donovan Louis and Poshendra SatyalBirdLife brings Partner in Malaysia to the table with European Commission policy-makers to share their extensive experience from engagement with local communities living in and around critical forests, as part of a civil society engagement meeting in Brussels and Paris. Two staff from Malaysian Nature Society, representing the Asia-Pacific Forest Governance pro

“To fix a problem, it’s essential to know how much it really costs.”Global Trillion Trees partnership launches new drive to transforming how forest restoration programmes can be realised03 August 2022. Protecting and restoring the world’s forests is a fundamental part of what we need to do in the fight against climate change – but the world is in danger of underestimating the cost and potentially

The BirdLife Forests Team are pleased to announce that we will be supporting eight National Partners, who are developing a range of Sustainable Finance Initiatives across four continents. These Partners will have access to a package of services designed to accelerate their initiatives. This includes flexible seed grants and access to advice and technical training from experts in nature-based solut

Deadline for applications: 01 July 2022Lead is a neurotoxic material that affects the nervous system of humans and animals. There is no level of exposure to lead that is known to be without harmful effects (World Health Organization). We talk about 100 000 tons of lead released each year in the environment throughout Europe.135 000 000 birds are at risk. Birds ingest lead when they grab the soil f

BirdLife International and the KBA Partnership are pleased to launch a beta version of the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas (WDKBA), a comprehensive, robust, up-to-date and accessible data management system for KBAs, the most important sites in the world for nature. The new database has been developed by BirdLife on behalf of the KBA Partnership with the generous support of the Garfield We

Submissions by 31 March 2022 11 APRIL 2022 | THIS TENDER HAS BEEN PUT OUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONStopping ecosystem and climate-harming unsustainable bioenergy, linking key drivers of unsustainable land use and forest management, and highlighting deviations from European Union climate and environmental ambition to inform policy decisions and reformStichting Bird

10 March at 2PM CET Passionate, committed people across Europe are restoring parts of Europe’s nature for us all. Their stories show that it’s possible to turn the tide on biodiversity loss and climate change, and that it’s already happening.See for yourself what nature restoration looks like at this event organised by BirdLife Europe, the Endangered Landscapes Programme and UNEP-WCMC.You will hea

Just a few weeks ago, Netflix released a film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio about two astronomers who go on a media tour to warn of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. The film is a metaphor for the climate crisis we are currently facing and a rallying cry for global climate action. The astronomers deal with science denial and struggle to capture the world’s attention. The film bril

We welcome the last issue of the BirdLife Africa Newsletter in 2021 featuring triumphs, trials, and promise from the world of conversation, from our 25 partners across Africa.As we begin to reset our interaction with nature, the question is how to build back better post COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of nature in ensuring our wellbeing. We need a Green Recovery pathw

Hutan Harapan is an Ecosystem Restoration concession (ERC) managed by PT Restorasi Ekosistem Indonesia (REKI), a consortium by Burung Indonesia, BirdLife International and RSPB, covering an area of 98,555 ha located in the provinces of South Sumatra and Jambi. It is one of last remaining patches of lowland forests in Sumatra and former logging concession, however it is still rich of biodiversity. 

Every year, some 50 million waterbirds of over 200 different species migrate to the opposite end of the earth, travelling along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway – one of the world’s eight major bird migration superhighways. Stretching from Siberia and Alaska to Australia and New Zealand, the flyway connects a chain of coastal wetlands spanning 20+ countries, providing vital habitats where shoreb

Over 600 participants. 4 days. 10+ hours of presentations from international experts. Global representation. The first Asia-Pacific Forest Governance Forum concluded last month after an engaging week of discussion, dialogue and debate on effective forest governance principles in Asia-Pacific and beyond. A fully virtual event hosted jointly by BirdLife International and the Centre for International

Despite being one of the most biodiverse countries in Asia, Cambodia had no national NGOs working directly on conservation as recently as 15 years ago. BirdLife set out to change that, and in 2004 established a country programme. Fast forward to 2021 and NatureLife Cambodia is the newest Partner in the BirdLife flock. We talked to Vorsak Bou, the Executive Director of NatureLife Cambodia and forme