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.
Inbox: The owls of Klein Helderberg; Parental duties; The Kgalagadi always delivers; Nothing fishy here
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Kicking off
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