Publications
The information and expertise amassed through the State of the World’s Birds project has been used to develop a wide range of materials, including booklets, brochures and foldout maps. These not only promote and explain BirdLife’s work, but also help support its involvement at key events such as international environmental negotiations. Below are some of the main recent publications.
State of the World's Birds 2022

State of the World's Birds 2022:  Insights and solutions for the biodiversity crisis (2022)

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Birds and Biodiversity Targets

Birds and Biodiversity Targets:  What do birds tell us about progress to the Aichi Targets and requirements for the post-2020 biodiversity framework?  (2020)

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State of the World's Birds 2018

State of the World's Birds: Taking the pulse of the planet (2018)

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State of Africa's Birds

State of Africa's Birds: Indicators for our changing environment (2018)

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European Birds of Conservation Concern

European Birds of Conservation Concern: Populations, trends and national responsibilities (2017)

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Making a Difference

Making a Difference: The conservation impact of the BirdLife Partnership (2016)

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The Messengers

The Messengers: What birds tell us about threats from climate change and solutions for nature and people (2015)

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Servicios ecosistemicos del Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco

Servicios Ecosistémicos del Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco, Rebública Dominicana: Resultados de una evaluación participativa (2015)

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Servicios ecosistemicos del Parque Nacional Llanganates

Servicios Ecosistémicos del Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador: Resultados de una evaluación participativa (2014)

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Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas: A global network for conserving nature and benefiting people (2014)

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IBAs in Danger

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in Danger: Priority sites for immediate action (2014)

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State of the World's Birds 2013

State of the World's Birds: Indicators of our changing world (2013)

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State of Africa's Birds 2013

State of Africa's Birds: Outlook for our changing environment (2013)

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Saving the World's Most Threatened Birds

Saving the World's Most Threatened Birds: The BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme (2013)

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 Important Areas for Seabirds

Important Areas for Seabirds: Guiding marine conservation in the Pacific (2012)

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 IBAs in Nepal

Conserving Biodiversity & Delivering Ecosystem Services at Important Bird Areas in Nepal (2012)

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Developing and implementing NBSAPs

Developing & Implementing National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans: How to set, meet and track the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (2012)

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Measuring and Monitoring Ecosystem Services at the Site Scale: Introducing a practical toolkit (2011)

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Marine IBAs

Marine Important Bird Areas: Priority sites for the conservation of biodiversity (2010)

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Meeting the 2020 biodiversity targets

Meeting the 2020 Biodiversity Targets: Action and monitoring based on birds (2010)

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IBA poster

Important Bird Areas (IBA) Poster: 10,000 sites to save (2010)

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AZE poster

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) map: Pinpointing and conserving epicenters of imminent extinction (2010)

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Critically Endangered Birds

Critically Endangered Birds: A global audit (2008)

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State of the World's Birds 2008

State of the World's Birds: Indicators for our changing world (2008)

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State of the World's Birds 2004

State of the World's Birds: Indicators for our changing world (2004)

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