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.

News & Views: Tristan Triumph; Something in the water; Bigger and bigger; Feeling chirpy; Facing climate challenges; Old baldy; On the shelf

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Monitoring with a view: A call for volunteers; Vultures safe in Zululand; New look, same welcome: The Wakkerstroom Centre gets a major makeover; Turbine trouble for Black Harriers; Thinking outside protected areas: Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures; New dawn ‘on air’; More bird club milestones; And the prize goes to…

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