In this interview with @Mongabay, Dr Paul Kariuki Ndang'ang'a, Regional Director for Africa at BirdLife International, highlights why protecting flyways is essential for biodiversity, water security, food systems and climate resilience.
Read more: news.mongabay.com/2026/05/up-t...
#WMBD2026
Nature sustains life in ways we don’t always see. 💚
From the air we breathe to the ecosystems that support our livelihoods, our future depends on a healthy planet.
This Earth Day, let’s commit to protect what sustains us all.
#Earth #Conservation #ProtectOurPlanet #EarthDay2026
Are you attending Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya?
Join our side event "𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲: 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱".
#OOC11 #HighSeasTreaty #OceanConference #BlueEconomy #MarineProtectedAreas
Happening tomorrow, a new Joint Webinar on Fisheries Bycatch by Carlotta Mazzoldi (University of Padua) from LIFE PROMETHEUS covering “Survival rates of elasmobranch species: exploring post-capture release as a fishery management and conservation measure” .
Free access on: shorturl.at/upGB7
Biodiversity is life.
It gives us clean air, fresh water, healthy food, and protects us from climate disasters. Yet across the world, nature is disappearing at an alarming rate.
This International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s remember: protecting biodiversity means protecting our future.
Remind our new #JointWebinarsonFisheriesBycatch today, by Lola Riesgo (CSIC-IEO) within the #MarineBeaconprojectproject!
BirdLife Africa
BirdLife Africa
BirdLife Africa
BirdLife Africa
Happy Earth Day!🌎✨
The health of birds reveals the health of our world.🐦
When migrating between their breeding and wintering grounds, birds use routes known as flyways – the superhighways of the sky – used by billions of birds every year.🦆
Find out more here👉 www.birdlife.org/globalflyways/
REDUCE project
📢Kind reminder for lovers 🩵🌊‼️
For those who ❤️Fisheries Bycatch Research🐬and AI support👩💻to designe mitigation measures and thus collaborating in increasing the sustainability of fishing activities 🎣
👉 Catchwise DSS: Using AI to Reduce Bycatch and Improve Efficiency".
REDUCE project
Today is #WorldOceanDay ! 🌊
Seabirds navigate vast, predictable marine flyways – superhighways in the sky – across the open ocean, linking nations, ecosystems and hemispheres.🌏
Six marine flyways are used by more than 150 migratory seabird species.🗺️📍
Find out more👉 www.seabirdtracking.org
REDUCE project
The next session in the #JointWebinarsonFisheriesBycatch series takes place this Friday featuring our colleagues from the #MarineBeaconproject:
“Spatiotemporal patterns of Mobulidae in the Tropical Atlantic: A unified modelling approach”, by Lola Riesgo (CSIC-IEO).
Acces: lnkd.in/d-yBai5a
BirdLife International
BirdLife International
REDUCE project
World Migratory Bird Day is coming up on May 9!🌍
As billions of migratory birds embark on a journey across landscapes and borders, you can unite with birders and nature lovers worldwide.🗺️🐦
Want to get involved? 🙌
Find out more here 👉 ebird.org/news/global-...
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Each year in May, World Migratory Bird Day draws attention to the billions of birds that migrate long distances with the changing of the seasons, a living braid of ecosystems separated by thousands — ...
Happening tomorrow!
Join us for the next Joint Webinars on Fisheries Bycatch, featuring Åsmund Brekke (Catchwise) from Marine Guardian, covering: "Catchwise DSS: Using AI to Reduce Bycatch and Improve Efficiency".
Friday 15 May 2026, 12:00–13:00 CET
Acces in: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
