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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · 1d

📢 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 · 10d

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 · 7d

📢 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 · 27d

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

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#IUCN #MarineConservation

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ecuador recently identified 147,000 km2 marine KBA covering the waters around the Galapagos islands.

Also, the Ecuadorian government has incorporated marine KBAs in its Natural Heritage Strategic Management Manual.🌊

More about Ecuador's marine KBAs🔗 bit.ly/43JB1XQ

Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 8

🌊 This World Ocean Day, we want to highlight how marine KBAs can be used by governments all over the world 🌎 as a strategic tool for nature-positive spatial planning, sustainable development and international compliance.

#WorldOceanDay #SaveOurOcean

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

🌿 We want to hear from YOU! 🌿

Have you used the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) website? Help us make it even better by taking a quick survey! Your feedback will guide improvements and help protect the world’s most critical biodiversity hotspots. 🌎✨

👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/NWYQSWR

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

Healthy seas provide vital resources and services for all. 🌏Using #KBAs within planning processes can ensure ocean benefits are protected for future generations.🌊

👉 Read our latest brief, “Scaling up Ocean Conservation using Key Biodiversity Areas”:🔗 bit.ly/43JB1XQ

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

The KBA identification process is highly inclusive, consultative, and nationally driven. National Coordination Groups, and anyone with appropriate data, may propose a site as a KBA.

Discover more about the proposing process here 🌐 bit.ly/4dhash3

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Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social · May 27

IPLCs play a key role in the identification of many KBAs. ✅A great example is Ecuador, where the participation of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador in the KBA process, resulted in the identification of 13 KBAs in the territories of Amazonian nationalities.

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