BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a worldwide group of non-governmental organizations that works together to protect birds and their habitats.[1] BirdLife International wants to stop extinction of bird species. It wants to protect important places for birds.

BirdLife International
FormationJune 20, 1922; 103 years ago (1922-06-20)
TypeINGO
Purpose/focusConservation
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom Cambridge, United Kingdom
Region servedWorldwide
ChairmanBraulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Chief ExecutivePatricia Zurita
Former nameInternational Council for Bird Preservation

2.5 million people are members of its 116 country partner organizations.[2]

BirdLife International has identified 13,000 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. It is the official International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List authority for birds.[3][4]

BirdLife International publishes a quarterly magazine, BirdLife: The Magazine.[5][6]

BirdLife International Media

References

  1. BirdLife PartnersBirdLife International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. BirdLife International. ABC joins the flock! (in en-us). BirdLife. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. Red List Authority for birds.
  4. BirdLife International. Sites & Habitats (IBAs and KBAs) (in en-us). BirdLife. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. BirdLife's World Bird ClubBirdLife International. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. International, BirdLife. BirdLife: The Magazine. BirdLife.

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