Top BirdLife News- Interactive map: explore the world’s most threatened bird paradises April 20, 2018It might be impossible to save every field and forest on the planet, but by identifying the places that are of great significance to the conservation of the world’s threatened birds, we might be able to save enough to secure the future of all the world’s 10,000+ extant bird species. That’s the thought process behind […]
- Crunch time for saving environment on farmland April 18, 2018As the debate on the next EU budget draws to a close, will Budget Commissioner Oettinger dedicate enough to the environment and climate in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to avert disaster? Biodiversity is in freefall in Europe. Stories of the collapse of insects and birds, mostly related to intensive agriculture, have been hitting […]
- How do we spread word about the biodiversity crisis? Experts weigh in. April 16, 2018How do we raise awareness about the biodiversity crisis facing the world? This was the problem put to six experts (including Sir David Attenborough) at a panel held at BirdLife’s Cambridge office, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, on 12 April. It’s a tough one. Right now, species are going extinct at a rate up to 1,000 […]
- Interactive map: explore the world’s most threatened bird paradises April 20, 2018
Tag Archives: Black-bellied Tern
Archived 2011-2012 topics: Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda): request for information
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda is listed as Near Threatened on the basis that it is inferred to be undergoing a continued decline of 20-29% over three generations, however the widespread declines and ongoing threats raise the question of whether the currently inferred rate of global population decline is correct. If the available evidence were to suggest an overall decline of at least 30% over 27 years, the species could be eligible for uplisting under the A criterion. Continue reading