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• BBirdLife International2026-10-14✓ Read

  African Bird Club passes £750,000 milestone for bird conservation in Africa

  The African Bird Club (ABC) has passed a major conservation milestone, providing £755,241 in grants for bird conservation across Africa since its Conservation Awards programme began in 1996. Over the past 30 years, ABC has supported 383 projects in 53 countries and territories, helping around 300 individuals and organisations carry out practical conservation, scientific research… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-13✓ Read

  Massive killing of protected birds in Malta

  When heavy storms swept across the Mediterranean this September, the Maltese islands offered a sanctuary for thousands of exhausted migratory birds. As soon as the storms calmed and the skies cleared, it was the perfect moment for birdwatchers to get out and spot rare species that would soon continue their journey. Unfortunately, they were not the only ones waiting and pursuing the beauty of… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-12✓ Read

  Global Flyways: New digital series spotlights global effort to protect migratory birds

  We have launched Global Flyways, a new digital film series, in collaboration with Content With Purpose, that brings together scientists, conservationists, communities, organisations and local voices

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-10✓ Read

  From birdwatchers to scientists

  Conservation isn’t only the work of scientists and decision makers. Across the world, a vast network of passionate volunteers collect data on wildlife, weather, water quality, and historical documents. In ornithology, this usually means recording bird observations – a practice known as “citizen science”. The importance of citizen science in conservation Tirelessly looking for and counting… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-08✓ Read

  Lead gunshot will finally be banned across the EU – ending the largest remaining source of lead pollution from hunting and shooting

  Brussels – 8 October 2026 Just now, the European Parliament have voted to let the ban on lead gunshot go ahead, ending years of debate on one of Europe’s most persistent forms of chemical pollution. Due to its extreme toxicity, lead was removed from petrol, paint and pipes long ago, yet more than 44,000 tonnes of lead are still scattered across the EU every year through hunting… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-06✓ Read

  Mixed Flock: Caroline Herman

  In birding, a mixed flock can be the most exciting discovery. You never know which species will be found together, each with their own individual characters, ways of feeding, moving and acting, but part of a unified whole. Each bird has their own role to play in the group, forming an alliance that is stronger than the sum of its parts. In this series, we celebrate the diversity of our BirdLife… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-05✓ Read

  Highlights of EuroBirdwatch 2026

  28 BirdLife Partners took part in the biggest European bird count, hosting 927 events across Europe and Central Asia. More than 23.000 birdwatchers spotted 4.8 million birds on their autumn migration routes. The data was collected, analysed, and published by BirdLife Slovakia. Highlights from the field All BirdLife Partners joined the bird count with the same enthusiasm… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-01✓ Read

  Birding with passion!

  “Through the Lens” Fujingahou Magazine, October 2026 Photos and text by HIH Princess Takamado Photo edited by Koichi Fujiwara (NATURE’S PLANET) Edited by Yuki Masuda (Fujingahou) English version prepared by BirdLife International. (This English version is provided for reference only and does not constitute an official version) This June, I travelled to North and… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-10-01✓ Read

  Can conservation finance itself? A Paraguayan enterprise is exploring new possibilities in the Atlantic Forest

  In southern Paraguay, that question takes shape within one of the last major remnants of the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, a landscape that, against all odds, still stands. San Rafael is a Key Biodiversity Area that shelters 440 bird species, 7 of them found nowhere else in the region. It regulates water for downstream communities; stores carbon accumulated over centuries and provides habitat… Source

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• BBirdLife International2026-09-30✓ Read

  Nature Cannot Be “Overshot”: BirdLife Partnership Demands Urgent Action on UN Climate Warning

  The recently launched landmark Limiting Overshoot report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that current policies and targets are projected to result in 2030 emissions substantially above levels required for 1.5°C-consistent pathways. Our global community must therefore navigate an “overshoot, peak, and decline” pathway. The longer the overshoot, the greater the risks of irreversible… Source

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