Migratory bird declines prompt Nairobi flyways declaration
At the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi, BirdLife International released the State of the World's Birds report showing 45% of migratory species are declining and one in nine is threatened, with seabirds and shorebirds especially at risk. The summit produced the Nairobi Flyways Declaration to promote cross-border conservation and launched the Global Flyways Programme. Development banks and partners pledged more than $6 billion since 2021, the Asian Development Bank committed $3 billion for East Asian-Australasian wetlands, and a Global Flyways grant of nearly $9 million was approved to restore nine million hectares, affecting about 330,000 people.
Nearly half of migratory bird species are experiencing population declines.
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BirdLife International presented the report at the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi. The report found large declines in migratory birds and named specific habitat threats. Signatories now plan coordinated action and funding to protect…
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