As a long-time pillar of the conservation community, Audubon is rising to meet the urgency of this moment through the power of birds because what’s good for birds is good for people and the planet. Building upon decades of accomplishments and a strong scientific backbone, Audubon is focused on delivering tangible outcomes for birds and people at the scale of the challenges we face.
What's good for birds is good for the planet.
Migratory species, particularly birds, epitomize the challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Audubon addresses these challenges—which threaten wildlife, ecosystems and human populations—by focusing on birds because their collective health mirrors the health of our planet.
Audubon sent a delegation to IUCN World Conservation Congress, a once-every-four-years gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around the world, hosted this year October 9-15 in Abu Dhabi.
Our delegates hosted two presentations. “Soaring Seas: Seabirds and Emerging Opportunities for International Marine Conservation” featured Project Puffin—a rare conservation success built over five decades of dedication that has successfully restored Atlantic Puffins and other seabirds to the Gulf of Maine, and is evolving to tackle new global challenges through science, policy, and collaboration.
“It Starts With Birds” built on Audubon’s landmark Survival by Degrees report—which revealed how climate change threatens two-thirds of North American bird species—to introduce a forthcoming study that expands this research across Latin America, spotlighting vulnerable forest birds and the ecosystems they depend on, while underscoring how science-based tools like climate strongholds guide conservation priorities and help align biodiversity conservation with natural climate solutions.
Audubon connects birds and conservation action at IUCN's World Conservation Congress.
Audubon unveils a framework that prioritizes biodiversity, natural climate solutions, and local community engagement in order to protect birds and people.
Birds need healthy oceans to thrive. Here are some of the things we're thinking about for World Ocean's Day.
The opportunity for transformational change to mobilize financing for biodiversity stands out at COP16.
Ahead of the next UN climate summit, Audubon and our global partners are committed to nature-based solutions for birds and people.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP, takes place every year. The next conference in Belém, Brazil in November 2025. Audubon has had a presence at several of the last COPs, and plans to send a delegation to this conference. More details to come!
A study by Audubon shows how the most important sites for the conservation of migratory, endemic and globally threatened birds in Colombia overlap 85% with important sites for water regulation.
For the past year, Colombia has developed a strategy to protect its nearly 2,000 birds species. Community-led bird sightings play a key role in achieving this goal and also contribute to the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Mangroves cover an impressive 46,284 square kilometers of the Americas. However, they remain undervalued despite their vital role: This vast mangrove landscape is a privileged habitat for biodiversity and a favored site for thousands of migratory and endemic birds.
The United Nations Biodiversity Conference of Parties, or COP16, takes place every two years. The 2024 conference in Cali, Colombia, put greater attention on nature and biodiversity within the larger environmental and climate movement in the buildup to COP30 in Brazil. About 200 countries attended and presented their national action plans for meeting the 30x30 conservation commitments made at the previous biodiversity conference in 2022. The National Audubon Society and our partners took part in several events throughout the conference.
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