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.
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To stem the African Penguin’s
slide to extinction, government
support for optimal no-take
zones around South Africa’s
penguin colonies is critical.
BirdLife South Africa’s Seabird
Conservation team explains the
imperative for implementing
effective island closures in a bid
to save the species.