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Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
🚨 BIG NEWS
Panama launches its National Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) Assessment.
The @MiAmbientePma and the @KeyBiodiversity Partnership, with support from the @amphibiansorg, have signed an MoU today to launch the National KBA Assessment.
Read more: amphibians.org/news/panama-m…
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
🌍 The world’s most important places for wildlife!
A new scientific paper coauthored by ABC scientists reveals that the global network of @KeyBiodiversity Areas (KBAs) has become the most comprehensive map of critical habitats on Earth.
Read more:
bit.ly/4uLLL4A
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals that more than half of bird species globally are in decline.
The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation.
Learn what can be done info.iucn.org/3WMsccn
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
A decade of protecting the places that matter most.
New research in Biological Reviews marks 10 years of @KeyBiodiversity,
The review highlights the growing integration of KBAs into conservation policy at every level.
Get the full paper here: amphibians.org/news/policy-a…
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Key Biodiversity Areas are the most important places in the world for species and their habitats.
From deserts to the middle of the ocean, these sites are of global importance to the planet’s overall health and the persistence of #biodiversity.
#KBA #KeyBiodiversityAreas
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
🦜 238 participants. 5 regions. 1 mission: protect Kenya’s Key Biodiversity Areas! 🌱
Workshops boosted skills, teamwork & data-driven conservation for a nature-positive future. 🌍
#NatureKenya #KBA #Biodiversity .
@KWSKenya @museumsofkenya @KeForestService @WRTIKenya @KWCAKenya
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
From prehistoric times, many hundreds of generations of people have settled in and around wetlands, often transforming their wetlands into cultural landscapes in which natural and human-made elements are uniquely combined.
worldwetlandsday.org
#WetlandsandCulturalHeritage
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Science in action 🌍🌿
🎥 Watch how IITA Forest Center’s research contributed to Emerald Forest Reserve’s designation as a Key Biodiversity Area #KBA.
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=N3kea-JJ…
#KeyBiodiversityArea #IITAForestCenter #ConservationScience
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Freshwater landscapes are home to 10% of all known species on Earth but a recent IUCN co-authored study reveals 1/4 of freshwater animals at risk of #extinction.
It is the largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the @IUCNRedList to date.
bit.ly/4adwI9N
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
A great day with friends and colleagues at the University of Calicut talking about conservation prioritisation and the @IUCN knowledge products @IUCNRedList @KeyBiodiversity
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
The @IUCNRedList is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity.
Now the #RedList is incorporating traditional knowledge for assessments of freshwater fishes of Lake #Tanganyika.
More: engage.iucn.org/event/incorp…
@KeyBiodiversity @IIFB_indigenous @UNBiodiversity
ALT Cichlid fish in Lake Tanganyika
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
🛠️ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲 á𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝗻 𝗠á𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 🗺️
UICN apoya al Grupo Nacional de Coordinación #KBAs para un 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁é𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗼 2025-2030 y Plan para España
Más 👉 tinyurl.com/2m5p6ssb
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Important Bird & Key Biodiversity Areas webinar happening TODAY! 📌
Presenters from @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social will share insights on key seabird sites, data & global-to-local action.
📋️Register here: bit.ly/CaribKBAs-Webinar
@KeyBiodiversity @BirdLifeAmerica
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
What makes a place a true haven for birds—and how do we protect it? 🐦🏝️
Join our free webinar “The IBA/KBA Journey” to learn how global standards guide local action for #CaribSeabirds
💻 bit.ly/CaribKBAs-Webinar
@KeyBiodiversity @BirdLifeAmerica @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
#BirdLife has launched a new small grants programme to support conservation organisations in #Guinea and #SierraLeone, focusing on species protection, habitat restoration, community resilience...
Learn more on how to apply: 👉ow.ly/luV450VB5r4
#ConservationGrants
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Why does #biodiversity matter?
Every day there are millions of interactions in #nature that are essential for a healthy, functioning planet. Losing even a small species can have massive impacts on ecosystems and on humans.🦠
Find out more in this handy infographic
via @IPBES
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
🌊Excited to share the Marine Megafauna Conservation Toolkit! 🐧
It contains step-by-step methods with R code (including for tracking data) for identifying critical sites (e.g. Key Biodiversity Areas) & guidance for conservation practice, policy & advocacy
tinyurl.com/MMFCToolkit
ALT Infographic showing images of marine megafauna (whale, albatross, turtle) and symbols representing the scope of the toolkit (technical, conservation and policy & advocacy)
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
Key Biodiversity Areas are the most important places in the world for species and their habitats.
From deserts to the middle of the ocean, these sites are of global importance to the planet’s overall health and the persistence of #biodiversity.
#KBAs @KeyBiodiversity
Key Biodiversity Areas retweeted
The Double-crested Cormorants depend on Long Point Peninsula & Marshes KBA as an important migration site🪽
#DYK they lack waterproof feathers, which helps them dive more efficiently for fish? After a swim, you’ll often see them perched with wings spread wide to dry in the sun🌞
