Audubon brings its hemispheric conservation leadership to the global stage, advancing practical solutions to protect biodiversity and turn international commitments into action.

Bobolink. Photo: Benjamin Cammarata/Audubon Photography Awards

This month, governments, civil society, Indigenous people, companies, and other organizations from around the world will gather in Yerevan, Armenia for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ( COP17). Audubon is bringing its conservation leadership to this global stage, leveraging our scientific expertise, on-the-ground experience, and partnerships to help advance the global efforts to conserve biodiversity.

COP17 comes at a critical moment for nature. We know that North America alone has lost 3 billion birds since 1970. Globally, BirdLife International’s State of the World’s Birds shows that 45% of migratory birds are in decline, and 11% of bird species are threatened with extinction.…