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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 2d

🚨2025 #RedList Update🚨

We have reassessed 1,360 bird species. Out of the 11,185 species assessed worldwide: 

⚠️11.5% are globally threatened.

📉61% have declining populations.

But restoring habitats will help put these species on a path to recovery.🌱

Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/red-list-upd...

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 IUCN’s recently approved Motion 80 urges businesses to measure and disclose how their actions impact threatened species and the world's most important places for wildlife—#KBAs. By taking responsibility, they can help protect nature and meet global biodiversity goals.

#IUCNCongress

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 2d

📢 We are excited to be at the #IUCNCongress!

If you are around, please come visit @andyplumptre.bsky.social at our booth (#188) and discover more about #KBAs. 🌿

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 The new Key Biodiversity Areas website is here! Explore updated information, inspiring stories & vital data to help protect our planet's most precious places. Everyone can join the fight for nature! 🌍

Check it out and spread the word! ➡️ www.keybiodiversityareas.org

#KBAs

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 3d

#KBAs at the #IUCNCongress | 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 - 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴?

📅10/10/2024
🕘10.30–11.10am
📍Learning Zone Pavilion

Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 3d

#KBAs at the #IUCNCongress | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 🌿

📅09/10/2025
🕘14.00–15.00pm
📍Learning Zone Pavilion

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 5d

📢 We're excited to kick off our #IUCNCongress journey!

Follow us over the next days as we share more information about key events, important discussions, and exciting updates from the IUCN World Conservation Congress.

Don't forget to visit our stand (#188). See you there!

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrating #WorldRiversDay !💧

Rivers not only provide fresh water but also serve as rich habitats for countless species and sustain the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide.🦆

Read more about river @keybiodiversity.bsky.social in our article here👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/09...

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 11d

📢 A cutting-edge new study reveals that 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱, posing a significant risk to global efforts aimed at halting species extinctions and protecting ecosystems essential for life on 🌎.

Read more👉 bit.ly/46FQzNv

Changes in Key Biodiversity Area networks following national comprehensive assessments

Making comprehensive assessments of Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) networks in a country greatly increases their number and area. Countries that have not yet done so will be missing about half of these ...

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mapping Key Biodiversity Areas helps focus conservation where it’s most needed! 🌳

💡#KBAs guide conservation planning, minimize biodiversity loss, and help the financial sector avoid impacting fragile natural areas.

📷 𝘈𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 © Mike Krzychylkiewicz

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Aug 18

#KBAs can guide countries in three main areas of the GBF:

a. Identification of sites of importance for biodiversity to guide expansion of protected and conserved areas to 30% by 2030
b. Identification of #OECMs
c. National spatial planning

Discover more bit.ly/3HZgxzN

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Aug 4

📄 #CaseStudies | 🌿Uganda is actively using #KBAs to conserve its freshwater biodiversity by identifying, mapping, and prioritising these areas for conservation investments. 👉 For instance, the government is using KBA data for the NBSAP II.

🔗 bit.ly/4nPGfKA

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 31

📄#CaseStudies |🐘In 2024, Malawi's Elephant Marsh Ramsar Site was recognised as a new global #KBA. This site is now the focus of community-based conservation planning, with 6 local Community Conservation Area committees now established.

🔗 bit.ly/4nPGfKA

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 29

#CaseStudies |💧The Nosivolo River is an AZE site for the CR 𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴, and a global KBA for 4 freshwater fish species. 👉The Nosivolo was also recognized as a Ramsar Site in 2010 – the 1st river in Madagascar to receive this designation.

🔗 bit.ly/4nPGfKA

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 28

📄 #CaseStudies | 👉A project to assess the conservation status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Tropical Andes identified 86 freshwater #KBAs🐢 These include 26 AZE sites, and can serve to expand the Ramsar Site network in the region.

🔗 bit.ly/4nPGfKA

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 25

🌱 Migratory birds, wetlands and humans are all part of a delicate, interconnected ecosystem. The rich biodiversity supported by wetlands shapes natural systems and plays a vital role in sustaining the health of our planet.

#WetlandsCOP15 #COP15Zimbabwe

Via @ramsar.org

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 24

How do #KBAs link to the @ramsar.org & #KMGBF? 🌿

✅ Ramsar Sites in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) boost KMGBF goals.
✅ KBA data guides Ramsar Site designation, protection & funding.
✅ Biodiversity data from KBAs helps manage Ramsar Sites to protect vital species.

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 23

💧Inland waters, including wetlands, are key to maintaining 🌎biodiversity and provide vital ecosystem services. Recognition of #KBAs can ensure that inland waters of importance for biodiversity are protected for future generations.🌿

👉 Discover more bit.ly/4nPGfKA

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 17

In the lead-up to the #RamsarCOP15, let's reflect on all that wetlands do, from protecting biodiversity to building climate-resilient cities.

As the world prepares to come together to meet, reflect and act, let’s raise our voices and celebrate the power of wetlands.

@ramsar.org

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 15

Tegucigalpa (June 25-27) hosted the 1st KBA National Workshop in Honduras. Led by Aves Honduras, the project will help identify key sites for biodiversity. Supported by @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social and funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Conserva Aves initiative.

Read more👉 bit.ly/4lSkgRp

Un paso clave por la biodiversidad: Honduras inicia su proceso de actualización de KBAs - Aves Honduras

El 25 de junio dio inicio oficial del proceso de actualización de las Áreas Clave para la Biodiversidad (KBAs).

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jul 8

Peter Soroye @wcscanada.org explains how @inaturalist.bsky.social data factors into Key Biodiversity Areas (@keybiodiversity.bsky.social).

Join them in Blitz The Gap 2025! blitzthegap.org

#CSEE2025

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Stu Butchart @stubutchart.bsky.social · Jun 26

New paper showing Key Biodiversity Areas are valuable in marine environments even for broadly distributed species. KBAs could be recognized for 3/4 threatened & 2/3 non-threatened restricted-range sharks using range maps conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @keybiodiversity.bsky.social

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 25

We are Hiring!

We are looking for a #KBA Regional Focal Point for Africa, who will also support our work in Francophone countries elsewhere in the world. 🌎

‼️Application deadline: Sunday, 20 July 2025– 22:59 GMT

Find More information and apply here➡️ bit.ly/4liHAYe

#ConservationCareers

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 25

👉We are looking for a KBA Regional Focal Point for Africa, who will also support our work in Francophone countries elsewhere in the world.🌎

Location: Dakar, Senegal

‼️Application deadline: 20 July 2025– 22:59 GMT

Find more information and apply here:➡️ bit.ly/4liHAYe

@birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌊 IUCN's recent brief calls “for the effective conservation of at least 30% of the ocean, including all #KBAs, through effective and equitable, ecologically representative and connected systems of marine protected areas and OECMs.”🌎

🔗 bit.ly/4dDq4vm

📸Ivan Stecko/Pexels

#IUCN #MarineConservation

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