Conservation Action

Conservation often involves an important balance. To safeguard a global biodiversity hotspot, like the Gola Rainforest in West Africa, it is key to collaborate closely with local communities and develop sustainable livelihood opportunities that work ...

This World Fisheries Day (21 November), Oliver Yates, Head of the International Marine Programme at the RSPB explains how we’re working with fishing fleets in the high seas to tackle the serious issue of seabird bycatch. One of the greatest joy...

In August, Estonia’s city of Tartu welcomed 600 conservation practitioners and scientists for the Society for Ecological Restoration’s 14th conference in Europe. The regional event takes place every two years as an opportunity for partici...

This week decision-makers from across the world have come together to discuss the future of our planet’s wildlife at the Convention on Biological Diversity international summit. One of the events at the summit will celebrate the Gola Rainforest...

Forget volcanoes belching out lava over a landscape of towering mountains and plunging waterfalls. If you venture away from the tourist trail and Instagram views, you will find a quieter but nonetheless awe-inspiring side to Iceland: its remarkable w...

As we celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday 7th September, Jake Zarins and Mary Davies from the RSPB’s Asian Vulture Programme reflect on how two newly published scientific papers are providing a needed spotlight on the impo...

In the vast Gola Rainforest of Sierra Leone and Liberia, dedicated teams of rangers and ecoguards are working hard to protect this internationally important hotspot for biodiversity. To celebrate World Ranger Day, we head out on patrol with Gola&rsqu...

Today marks the fifth annual celebration of World Albatross Day. The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) inaugurated this day in 2020 to be celebrated annually on 19th June, with the intention of increasing global awarenes...

After recently celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, we’re looking at an exciting new programme of RSPB work to protect and restore vital habitats for migratory birds, with the support of the Ecological Restoration Fund. This work will be focus...

As we celebrate World Curlew Day on 21st April, it’s a time when these birds will be settling into their breeding territories on suitable RSPB reserves throughout the UK. Senior Ecologist, Iain Malzer, has been involved in overseeing Curlew wor...

Last month, Samarkand in Uzbekistan hosted the biggest ever global gathering of people focussed on the conservation of migratory species - more than 2,000 people from at least 150 countries, 111 of which are Parties to the UN Convention on Migratory ...

Today we’re joined by RSPB colleagues Sorrel Jones and Genevieve Stephens who travelled to western Kazakhstan in summer 2023 to work with local partners studying the overlaps between the growing Saiga Antelope population and livestock farmers w...

Hutan Harapan is one of the last remaining fragments of lowland rainforest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra; one of the most threatened types of rainforest in the world. The RSPB has been working with PT REKI, BirdLife International and Burung Ind...

The RSPB is launching an exciting new programme of work, with the support of the Ecological Restoration Fund, to protect and restore vital habitats for migrating birds. The work will target four key landscapes all of which sit on the East Atlantic Fl...

In 2013, the RSPB helped to launch an ambitious partnership project to protect Gola, a unique rainforest in Sierra Leone, in order to benefit local people, protect wildlife and help fight the climate crisis. In today’s blog, Richard Dixon (Head...

Nature conservation is often about making tough decisions about when to intervene and when not to. Decisions around how best to manage land for a particular species, or how to balance the needs of people versus nature. Sometimes - as is the case for ...

One of the most significant threats to seabirds is the incidental capture in fishing operations, also known as bycatch. However there are simple and effective measures that can be taken to reduce the impact of fisheries on seabirds, including the use...

In today's blog we’re celebrating the three-year anniversary of the Tristan da Cunha Marine Protection Zone, the largest no-take zone in the Atlantic Ocean. In this blog Janine Lavarello, Marine Protection Zone Officer, Tristan da Cunha Gov...

The world’s greatest bird migration spectacle is happening right now. Autumn is a time when huge numbers of birds are on the move - travelling along migratory routes between the breeding and wintering sites. The UK sits in a privileged and pivo...

For more than two decades, one of the aims of the BirdLife International Marine Programme, hosted by the RSPB, has been to reduce seabird deaths caused by interactions with fishing gear. The goal remains to mitigate and where possible, eliminate byca...

In today’s blog, Genevieve Stephens, RSPB Kazakh Steppe project officer takes us on an expedition to the astonishing landscapes of Kazakhstan to understand how sampling for fungi in the soil will help to support efforts to protect the country&r...

Today marks the launch of a new project that aims to generate collaborative solutions to restore ecosystems across Europe. The project is led by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in partnership with BirdLif...

In today’s blog, we are delving into the wonderful world of butterflies as Netty Ribeaux, RSPB idverde Senior Advisor takes us to Wormwood Scrubs in London to uncover how a partnership between green space management company, idverde, and the RS...

Every year, International Vulture Awareness Day is celebrated on the first weekend of September. And this year, we can celebrate and highlight that national bans in India have been imposed on two veterinary drugs, known to be toxic to vultures. The R...

Migratory species cross borders and as such they present a particular problem when it comes to conservation - getting people to agree to cooperative action across borders. Here, Jenny Weston, Senior Species Recovery Officer and Nicola Crockford, RSPB...