Global Birdfair 2026 Official Pin Badge

Global Birdfair 2026 Pin Badge

Very proud to have designed the official pin badge for Global Birdfair 2026.

ALL PROFITS from the sale of merchandise on this website as well as at the actual show, will go to this year's Global Birdfair International Project, see below:

The island of São Tomé and Príncipe, in the Gulf of Guinea is the second smallest country in
Africa. Covering an area smaller than Greater London and characterised by its incredible tropical forest
landscapes, it is recognised as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. São Tomé and Príncipe is home to
exceptionally high numbers of endemic species, some of which currently face extinction.
The Flagship Species for this year’s Global Birdfair Conservation Project is the Dwarf Ibis with a
population of probably less than 2,000 individuals.
These Island Endemic species, although protected by law, are still extremely vulnerable to habitat loss
due to agricultural development, extraction of timber and unsustainable huntin, as well as disturbance,
predation and competiton from invasive mammals.
The Global Birdfair 2026 Preventing Island Extinctions project donaton will enable BirdLife
International to adapt and design practical actions to reduce threats to at least three Critically
Endangered Endemic Bird species in São Tomé, while building conservation capacity and raising
awareness throughout the country.
Education and engagement are the key to success. BirdLife will work with a network of ornithologists
with specific knowledge of São Tomé and Príncipe endemics together with in-country early career
conservationists and students, representatives from National Park authorities, hunters and local
communities to deliver the project.
Preventing the extinction of the most vulnerable and special species in São Tomé and Príncipe is an
urgent conservation priority, as it is for many endemic species in other island nations.
Looking forward, here is a wonderful opportunity for the population of this island nation as they become
increasingly aware of their home’s unique biodiversity: developing a sustainable tourism offer focused
on avitourism and the country’s national parks which will benefit the future for both birds and people.

"Global Birdfair in 2025 will be supporting BirdLife’s conservation work to safeguard the Antipodean Albatross and other endangered seabirds from the threat of bycatch in longline fisheries in the Pacific.