A world view

BirdLife’s flagship State of the World’s Birds report paints the most concerning
picture for the natural world yet, with nearly half of the world’s bird species now
in decline. While further underlining that we are in the midst of a biodiversity
crisis, it also highlights the critical solutions we desperately need to save nature.
And political will and financial commitment are urgently required if these solutions
are to be implemented at scale and at pace.

Farewell to a friend

Andrew de Blocq, former
penguinologist and Avitourism
Project Manager at BirdLife
South Africa, has left the nest
after six years. We asked
him about the highlights and
challenges, what’s new on his
horizon and why New Zealand
police officers make the best
birders.