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Introduction:
The importance of birds to biodiversity
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Migrating birds know no boundaries
Important Bird Areas for congregatory species: Eurasian Spoonbill
A network of critical sites for migratory waterbirds is being identified across Africa and Eurasia
The Bar-tailed Godwit undertakes one of the avian world's most extraordinary migratory journeys
Congregation at particular sites is a common behaviour in many bird species
State:
What we know about the changing state of birds
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Palearctic-African migratory birds have suffered substantial declines
Waterbirds are showing widespread declines, particularly in Asia
Pressure:
Why birds are declining
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Collisions and electrocutions pose real threats for large-bodied, migratory bird species
The H5N1 avian influenza virus: a threat to bird conservation, but indirectly
In the Arctic tundra, climate change will cause dramatic losses in waterbird breeding habitat
Wind Farms in Lesotho could threaten local vulture populations
Commercial shellfisheries can negatively impact migratory waterbirds
Assessing the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking of birds in the Mediterranean
Large dams threaten one of Africa's most important wetland ecosystems
Offshore wind farms are impacting seabirds and migrating passerines
Illegal trade in European songbirds for food
Response:
What can be done to improve the status of birds
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Local campaigners safeguard Swallow roost used by up to three million birds
Local self-regulation can be more effective at ensuring sustainable resource use than outright ban
The traditional knowledge of Cree hunters is helping Nature Canada map changing migration patterns
Cuba’s rice paddies are an important supplementary habitat for waterbirds
BirdLife is working to mainstream soaring bird conservation along the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway
Working together to tackle the crisis in East Asian coastal wetlands
The flyways concept can help coordinate global efforts to conserve migratory birds
International agreements can be used to make transboundary ecological networks a reality
The design and siting of wind turbines can reduce the risk of collision to birds of prey
Partner inputs to environmental conventions help to secure the future for birds and their habitats
Bird conservation organisations are increasingly engaging with policy work
Stable isotope analysis reveals the wintering grounds of the Aquatic Warbler
For birds and people in the Jordan Valley: a landscape approach
'Nature-friendly' fish-farming techniques in Hungary reduce both costs and pollution
The wintering grounds of Northern Bald Ibis in Syria have been discovered using satellite tracking
Towards sustainable hunting in the Middle East
Investigating the causes of Sociable Lapwing declines
In Nigeria, the BirdLife partner is assisting wetland restoration to safeguard ecosystem services
Collaboration between conservationists and local religious leaders can safeguard IBAs
Grassroots groups unite against unsustainable development in the Gulf of Thailand
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