Species Conservation

…in the International Year of Biodiversity We are indeed in interesting times. Clearly the need for conservation has never been greater. Despite notable successes in improving the fortunes of a number...
Flooding in Focus

This weekend marks the anniversary of last year's tidal surge. This was the start of four months of extreme weather resulting in severe flood events which had a devastating impact across the country....
Focus on Cancun

The world's eyes will be on the latest round of climate talks taking place in Cancun, Mexico. We have two colleagues there working with BirdLife International to press for the best outcomes from these...
What price species conservation?

Did you hear the Today programme yesterday or see Fiona Harvey's piece on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 100 species list in the Guardian yesterday? The Guardian article raised...
An evening with friends – and a focus on the future

Guests are gathering to launch State of Nature here at the Natural History Museum. Twenty five organisations have come together carry out a stock take of our natural world – you can read more about it...