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Birdlife in the Americas Newsletter June 04 (PDF, 1.5 %LUG/LIHLQWKH$PHULFDV 9RO1R -XQH 5IF#JSE-JGF8PSME$POGFSFODFUIFGVUVSF -BTU.JOVUF/FXT PGCJSEDPOTFSWBUJPO A full contingent of New representatives to Global Council and BirdLife Americas the Executive Americas Regional Council partners attended of BirdLife International Empowering Executive Americas Regional Council People for Change, (ExCRA) the BirdLife World • Alberto Yanosky (Guyra Paraguay): President Conference, in • Caroline Schultz (Canadian Nature Federation): Durban, South Ex-president Africa, in March • Andrés Bosso (Aves Argentinas): Representative 2004. In excess of • Representative (Americas Global Council 350 delegates from member): Vacant more than 100 countries, Global Council including • Julie Gelfand (Canadian Nature Federation) representatives • Loyda Sánchez (Panama Audubon Society) • Ben Olewine (National Audubon Society) across the breadth The BirdLife Partnership at the 2004 World Conference, Durban, South Africa • Alberto Yanosky (Guyra Paraguay) of the BirdLife Partnership, from all major international As part of our drive to meet these conservation organizations, from governments, commitments, BirdLife formally endorsed the and bilateral and multilateral agencies widespread formation of “Site Support attended. Groups”, who will engage and empower local stakeholders in the management and Delegates adopted a tough new strategy conservation of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) &RQWHQWV committing BirdLife to improve the status of throughout the world. 1HZV British Birdfair announces support for the world's 10,000 bird species and their Tumbesian dry forests of northern Peru habitats by 2015. Bird populations will serve BirdLife Americas organizations met during the project Educating for BirdLife as indicators of whether progress is being Conference to approve a Program for made in achieving these goals. In a final 2004–2008, which will commit us to ,%$3URJUDP rallying call, BirdLife Director Dr Michael completing an IBA inventory for the entire Effective Conservation of IBAs in Rands said, "In ten years time, I hope the world Americas region, and in parallel implement Paraguay: the case of San Rafael can look back at the 2004 BirdLife World conservation actions at priority sites. The final Funds secured for protection of Conference in Durban and see it as a turning item point on the agenda was to express grassland IBAs point in the way people around the world treat thanks to the Chair, Caroline Schultz (from the 1HZVIURPWKH3DUWQHUVKLS biodiversity and place local communities at Canadian Nature Federation), who in her Birds of the Condor Mountain Range, the heart of future conservation efforts.” four-year term has helped establish the Ecuador foundation for BirdLife’s growth in the BirdLife and CEPF take action for "The strategy we have adopted is a firm Americas. Brazil's Atlantic Forests commitment by the BirdLife Partnership, in Paraguay: in search of our national bird over 100 countries, to protect the world's birds During the World Conference, new 7KH$PHULFDVZRUNLQJIRU and biodiversity for the sake of future representatives from the Americas were ELUGV« generations. These are not empty words—we elected to both the Regional and Global Biodiversity conservation promoted in must succeed.” Councils. These dedicated individuals will Guyana help steer BirdLife as a whole and implement 1HZVIURPWKHUHJLRQ "We must ensure that everyone, from local our Americas Program. people to government ministers, knows what is happening to the world's biodiversity, why it is Ian Davidson, Head of BirdLife Americas happening, and how, through working with Program BirdLife and others, we can start to put things right." www.birdlife.org Page 2 %LUG/LIHLQWKH$PHULFDV 1HZV #SJUJTI#JSEGBJSBOOPVODFTTVQQPSUGPS 8FC4JUFTPG*OUFSFTU 5VNCFTJBOESZGPSFTUTPGOPSUIFSO1FSVQSPKFDU North-western Peru has a great diversity of Launching of the publication “ Status of the habitats in a small area, including World Birds” mangroves, deserts, three distinct dry forest Based on the UICN´s Red List Criteria, types, humid montane forests, paramo and BirdLife International has assessed the status subtropical forests. This diversity and the of all the bird species in the world for four times since 1980. The 2004 assessment long-term climatic stability of the region has reaches the conclusion that 1,215 especies led to the evolution of many endemic – one out of eight of the total – are globally species. threatened by extinction. A copy of the “Status of the World Birds ” can be obtained North-western Peru contains parts of eight at Endemic Bird Areas, supports 80 endemic http://www.birdlilfe.org/action/science/speci bird species and 21 globally threatened es/sowb or upon request to [email protected] species, including spectacular flagship species like the critically endangered The “Manual on Field Exercises and White-winged Guan, the vulnerable Ornithology Lab” of the Wilson’s Marvelous Spatulatail (a hummingbird) and Treasures of the Forgotten Forest book Ornithological Society can be found in the near threatened Long-whiskered Owlet http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/pdf/ manualespanol.pdf (only known from mistnet captured birds and not yet seen in the wild). The area also and record the remarkable wildlife and culture they saw. Their efforts will be You can obtain a free copy ofThe Condor, supports many Neotropical passerines, Studies in Avian Biology, Pacific Coast especially in montane forest areas. A published in a coffee-table book with both Avifauna and the Wilson Bulletin at consortium called “Forests without Borders – Spanish and English editions entitled http://elibrary.unm.edu/wilson/. The articles date from 1800 and on. Bosques Sin Fronteras” was formed to Treasures of the Forgotten Forest, which will combine efforts to conserve some of the be launched at the British Birdfair this August. In the meantime, to see examples of The NGO ALAS: Alianza para las Áreas critical sites in this long neglected but Silvestres (Alliance for the Wild Areas) is globally important region. In recognition of the work of some of the artists who took proud to announce the official launching of the area’s importance and in support of the part, please visit its webpage, aimed at being a link between http://wwwbrucepearson.info/content/fieldw people with a high interest in birds, consortium’s work, BirdLife has secured animals, plants and wild areas of more than US$1 million from the British ork.asp, www.anf-yb.nl/PROecuad.html or www.anf-yb.nl/ Nicaragua. If you like birds, you will Birdfair, World Parks Endowment, Nature definitely enjoy the amazing drawings by and Culture International and the Lottery For more information, please contact Ian Augusto Silva, which can be seen in the Fund to begin site-based conservation at six Nicaragua bird list in Davidson ([email protected]), http://www.avesnicaragua.org/ key Important Bird Areas (IBAs). To raise the Head Americas Division, BirdLife profile of this region, Artists for Nature International. The Biology Conservation Neo-tropical visited it in 2003, so a team of Bulletin Publisher in April 2004, can be world-renowned wildlife artists could paint read at http://www.conservationbiology.org/SCB/Pu blications/NeoCons/ (GXFDWLQJIRU%LUG/LIH As of May 2004, the “La Tangara” bulletin is The RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) has credibility of the organization and by available in PDF format at produced Educating for BirdLife, a booklet educating current and future http://www.latangara.org. aimed at staff and volunteers working within decision-makers. I hope this booklet will The book "Estimating Numbers of Terrestrial the education sector for BirdLife help staff and volunteers to develop their Birds," edited by C. John Ralph and J. organizations. It includes 19 case studies education programs for the benefit of Michael Scott, is available at from around the world that illustrate the conservation. If we can sow the seeds of http://www.blackburnpress.com/esnuoftebi. breadth and diversity of education projects conservation in young people today, the html and approaches used by NGOs and also future will be better for birds and You are welcome to visit the electronic includes a section with guidelines and ideas BirdLife.” magazine “El Huitzil” in the following for developing education work. The RSPB’s Copies of Educating for BirdLife can be website: http://www.huitzil.net Barrie Cooper, author of Educating for obtained from BirdLife’s Cambridge or BirdLife, says “Effective education is an regional offices, or from Barrie Cooper, important tool for BirdLife organizations. It RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds SG19 2DL, can bring benefits through supporting UK. [email protected] conservation, raising the profile and Page 3 %LUG/LIHLQWKH$PHULFDV 1HZV *#"TPGUIF5SPQJDBM"OEFTJOWFOUPSZ The Americas Regional Office tion International, Armonia in Bolivia, the launched the first inventory of Museum of Natural History in Peru, CECIA Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in in Ecuador, the Alexander von Humboldt the Tropical Andes during the Institute and ProAves in Colombia, and BirdLife World Conference last SCAV in Venezuela. Over the next six March. Data on species, habitats months, BirdLife will compile data on and the conservation status of Neotropical migrants throughout the 432 sites have been compiled Andes, and welcomes information from and are being entered into the interested individuals, tour companies and World Bird Database, a BirdLife institutions that have databases on these management tool used to species. The information
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