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Florian Keil

@floriankeil.bsky.social

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🇺🇳 International migratory🦩🐘🐋 conservation @UN. International Relations @BrownUniversity 🌿, Media Studies @UniBonn 🇩🇪. Views are my own.

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Florian Keil @floriankeil.bsky.social · May 11

#WorldMigratoryBirdDay featured on the front page of the United Nations website again this year!

#SharedSpaces
#ForNature
#WMBD2025

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Front Page of the UN.org Website featuring the 2025 World Migratory Bird Day theme: "Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities"

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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 17h

On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, let’s make our urban spaces and communities bird-friendly.

As cities grow and natural habitats shrink, migratory birds are losing places they need to rest and feed.

Together we can create safe #SharedSpaces and help protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org

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Florian Keil @floriankeil.bsky.social · 17h

Celebrated #UN Day in #Bonn - Germany's United Nations city today!

🙏THANK YOU BONN for your support and for allowing us to also highlight #WorldMigratoryBirdDay AND #InternationalGirlsDay on Bonn's market square today!

Photo of stand at UN Day in Bonn, Germany (11 October 2025)

Group of visitors to the UN Day in Bonn, Germany (11 October 2025)

Florian Keil (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat) being interviewed about World Migratory Bird Day 2025 on the UN Day stage in Bonn, Germany

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 1d

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Shout out to Swifts this #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!

These aerial acrobats have left our skies for winter, but fewer Swifts are returning to Scotland in spring each year.

You can help 👉 Join our call to get Swift bricks in the Natural Environment Bill: action.rspb.org.uk/page/177329/...

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay !🌏🐦

Celebrate the wonder of bird migration by birdwatching in your local area – every bird counts!🙌

You can contribute to conservation science and raise vital funds!🔎

Want to get involved? There’s still time!

Find out more👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/ #WMBD2025

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 1d

Twice a year, we celebrate #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 🐦🌍

Reflecting the rhythm of bird migration, it is our chance to safeguard birds and create bird‑friendly #SharedSpaces 🏡

Have a closer look at this year’s ambassador birds 👇

🧪 https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍

Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.

From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.

Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @cms.int · Aug 1

The @ramsar.org #WetlandsCOP15 wrapped up in Victoria Falls with new global commitments to protect and restore wetlands which are essential for migratory birds, biodiversity, and local communities. 🦆 🏞️

Read how these decisions will strengthen flyway conservation: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/wetl...

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Florian Keil @floriankeil.bsky.social · May 21

Great example from #Chicago of how to make cities and buildings more #BirdFriendly

Thanks @catrineinhorn.bsky.social & @nytimes.com for highlighting this success story so fitting to this year's #WorldMigratiryBirdDay theme!

#ForNature

www.nytimes.com/video/climat...

Video: How These Windows Are Saving Birds’ Lives

Catrin Einhorn, a reporter covering biodiversity, climate and the environment for The New York Times, explains how McCormick Place, a convention center in Chicago, went from being a killer of migrator...

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