BIRDS AS PEACEMAKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: 15 YEARS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION
June 13, 2010: A Jordanian farmer holding a Barn Owl next to a nest box in Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, Israel (Photo: Hagai Aharon)
ֱקרן יוסף וֱקריסטינה ֱקסירר “Yea, the stork in the heaven Knoweth her appointed times; And the turtle dove and the swift and the crane Observe the time of their coming” (Jeremiah 8:7)
MIGRATING BIRDS KNOW NO BOUNDARIES Between 1998 to 2004: Palestinian, Israelis and Jordanian schools learned about bird migration by following 120 German White Storks that were carrying satellite transmitters. Palestinian, Israelis and Jordanians also developed joint activities such as bird banding stations and much more. ציפורים כמוביֹלות שֹלום במזרח התיכון
BIRDS AS PEACEMAKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: 15 YEARS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION
PROJECT LEADERS Israel: Yossi Leshem, Dan Alon, Shaul Aviel, Zev Labinger, Motti Charter Palestinian Authority: Imad Atrash, Ibrahim Kosyeh, Nadar El Khatib Jordan: Gen (Ret.) Mansour Abu Rashed, Khaled Irani, Mohammed Yousef
February 1999: Jewish and Muslim students watching cranes at the Hula Valley as part of the USAID MERC project, " Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries"(Photo: Ephi Sharir) .
ֱקרן יוסף וֱקריסטינה ֱקסירר The booklet was published for the 25th Ornithological Congress (IOC) Brazil, August 2010.
“The path no eagle knoweth, neither hath the Honey Buzzard’s eye seen it.” (Job, 28:7)
Table of Contents
1. Introductions: Israel/Jordan/Palestinian Authority Projects 3 2. Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries, US-AID MERC Project (1998-2004) 8 3. For Birds and People in the Jordan Valley (BirdLife International) EU Project (2000-2002) 28 4. Regional Cooperation in the Middle East and Europe to Prevent Birdstrikes (1999-2000) 39 5. Palestinian-Israeli Project: Conservation of the Lesser Kestrel in Jericho and Jerusalem Bracha Foundation Project (1999-2000) 43 6. Using Barn Owls and Kestrels as Biological Pest Control Agents of Rodents in Agriculture (2002-2010) 46 A. Israel Ministry of regional cooperation seminar (December 2002) 48 B. Cleveland Jewish community project (2006-2009) 49 C. USAID MERC project (2007-2010) 50 D. EU funded and Hanns Seidel Foundation (2009-2011) 53 E. EU funded and Peres Center for Peace (2010-2011) 54 F.Israel Ministry of Regional Cooperation (2010-2011) 56 7. The future vision: An Epilogue that is also a prologue 59
January 10, 2005: President Jimmy Carter visited the Middle East as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Palestinian elections. As an avid birder, President Carter visited the Jerusalem Bird Observatory located on Knesset grounds for two and a half hours, hosted by Imad Atrash (right), Director of the Palestine Wildlife Society, and Dr. Yossi Leshem (left), Director of the International Center for the Study of Bird Migration at Latrun. President Carter was highly impressed by the professional work involved in the MERC project and especially the close friendship between the Israeli and Palestinian teams. In the picture, President Carter releases a Wryneck, just banded in the station. Introduction: Israel
The environment in general, and migrating birds in particular, are very effective tools for people to people interactions given their shared environment. Our goal has been to use birds as a platform to show that we share one land and to encourage positive interactions between the people and especially the students of the three nations.
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Thematic coherence among national publications and sharing information is en- sured through adapted work plans, fundraising, technical meetings and reporting. Bird Watching Centers :HHVWDEOLVKHGWKUHHELUGZDWFKLQJFHQWHUVRQHLQHDFKSDUWQHUV¶FRXQWU\ 0XMLE5HVHUYH-RU- GDQ -HULFKR3DOHVWLQLDQ$XWKRULW\ DQG.IDU5XSSLQ,VUDHO$SURIHVVLRQDOVWDIIZDVDVVHPEOHG WKDWDGPLQLVWHUVWKHDFWLYLWLHVRIHDFKFHQWHU$FWLYLWLHVLQFOXGHUHVHDUFKRQORFDOEUHHGLQJELUGV and migration through the use of the bird banding centers. Each center also conducted a full bird survey of sections of the Jordan Valley in their countries and then this information was combined to produce a type of bird atlas for the region. Other projects included educational activities with local school children and a farmer cooperation project based around the use of Barn Owls as nature biological pest controllers. These activities are further described below. 6FKRROFKLOGUHQDQGJXHVWVIURPDEURDGYLVLWLQJWKHEDQGLQJFHQWHULQ-HULFKR /HIW -RUGDQLDQIDUPHUVYLVLWLQJ.IDU5XSSLQ%LUGZDWFKLQJ&HQWHULQ,VUDHO5LJKW 1HZELUGEDQGLQJFHQWHUDW.IDU5XSSLQ,VUDHO 3XEOLF$ZDUHQHVV Each of the centers has gained public acknowledgment as one of the main professional or- JDQL]DWLRQVIRUELUGZDWFKLQJDQGQDWXUHFRQVHUYDWLRQLQWKHUHJLRQ(DFKFHQWHULVSDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQPDQ\SURMHFWVZLWKLQWKHLUDUHDLQWKH¿HOGVRIHGXFDWLRQHFRWRXULVPDQGUHVHDUFKDQGKDV HVWDEOLVKHGDKLJKOHYHORIFRRSHUDWLRQEHWZHHQYDULRXVRUJDQL]DWLRQVFRPPXQLWLHVDQGJRYHUQ- PHQWDODQGPXQLFLSDODJHQFLHV&RXQWU\VSHFL¿FPDUNHWLQJPDWHULDOVZHUHFUHDWHGDQGGLVWULE- uted. The project also was exposed to local media such as television, radio and newspapers that reported about their joint activities. 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The project is based on the erec- WLRQRIODUJHQXPEHUVRIQHVWER[HVLQIDUPODQG W\SLFDOO\VSDFHGDW±PHWHULQWHUYDOV a decrease in the use of pesticides, and creating a friendly environment for raptors in general. $IWHULQWHJUDWLQJWKLVSURMHFWLQWR¿UVWRUJDQLFWKHQQRQRUJDQLFIDUPLQJSUDFWLFHVRWKHUIDUP- HUVVWDUWHGSODFLQJQHVWER[HVZLWKLQWKH9DOOH\DQGODWHULQRWKHUSDUWVRI,VUDHO,Q,VUDHOLWLV PRVWO\%DUQ2ZOER[HVZKLFKDUHHUHFWHGLQDJULFXOWXUDODUHDVDVZHGRQRWZLVKWRFUHDWHDUWL¿- cially high predator popula- tions which might alter the ecology of natural habitats. However, to date, after switching from rodenticides to Barn Owls as a control measure, other wildlife spe- FLHV HJ.HVWUHOV VRPHRI which also prey upon agri- cultural pest species, have DOVR UHDSHG WKH EHQH¿WV RI the reduced rodenticide use and population numbers have increased to their nor- 0D\ -RUGDQLDQIDUPHUVJHWVRPHKDQGVRQWUDLQLQJLQ,VUDHOKROGLQJ%DUQ2ZOQHVW- mal levels. OLQJV 3KRWR +DJJL$KDURQ The Barn Owl Booklet, ³The Barn Owl as A Bi- ological Pest Controller of Rodents”, was writ- ten for students and farmers and translated IURP+HEUHZWR$UDELF FRSLHVZHUHSXE- lished. 0LQLVWU\RI5HJLRQDO&RRSHUDWLRQ6HPLQDU 8VLQJ%DUQ2ZOVDQG.HVWUHOV DV%LRORJLFDO3HVW&RQWURO'HFHPEHU 'XULQJWKHSDVWWZHQW\\HDUV.LEEXW]6GH(OL\DKXKDVEHHQXVLQJUDSWRUVDVDQHQYLURQPHQ- WDOO\IULHQGO\DQGHFRQRPLFDOO\SUR¿WDEOHVROXWLRQIRUHOLPLQDWLQJURGHQWVIURPWKHLUDJULFXOWXUDO ¿HOGVDQGSODQWDWLRQV'XHWRWKHVXFFHVVRIWKHSURMHFWDVLVWHUSURMHFWZDVVWDUWHGRSSRVLWHWR WKH.LEEXW]6GH(OL\DKXSURMHFWRQWKH-RUGDQLDQVLGHRIWKHERUGHU7KH0LQLVWU\RI5HJLRQDO&R- RSHUDWLRQIXQGHGWKHSURMHFWWRZULWHDPDQXDO WUDQVODWHGLQ$UDELF GHVFULELQJWKHPDQDJHPHQW WHFKQLTXHV HVWDEOLVKPHQWDQGPDLQWHQDQFHRIWKHEDUQRZOQHVWER[HV WRDVVLVWWKH-RUGDQLDQV LQVWDUWLQJWKHSURMHFW,QDGGLWLRQDQ,VUDHOLWHDPOHGE\UHVHDUFKHUVIURPWKH7HO$YLY8QLYHU- VLW\DQGWKH,QWHUQDWLRQDO&HQWHUIRU6WXG\RI%LUG0LJUDWLRQ/DWUXQDQG.LEEXW]6GH(OL\DKXZLOO work side by side with Jordanian leaders and farmers, passing on the twenty years experience in seminars on both sides of the border. The hope is that the barn owls would be used as a bridge to connect our peoples and also to educate farmers on the other side of the border to stop used WR[LFSHVWLFLGHVDQGDERXWWKHEHQH¿WVZLOGOLIHFDQRIIHUXVDOO FRQVHUYDWLRQ ,Q'HFHPEHU DMRLQWVHPLQDURQWKHVXEMHFWRIXVLQJEDUQRZOVDVELRORJLFDOSHVWFRQWUROWRRNSODFH ZLWKJUHDWVXFFHVV-RUGDQLDQIDUPHUVFDPHWR,VUDHOIRUWZRGD\VOHDUQHGDERXWWKHSURMHFW DQGOHIWZLWKPRWLYDWLRQWRVWDUWDVLPLODUSURMHFWLQ-RUGDQ$IWHUWKHVXFFHVVRIWKHVHPLQDULQ WKHUHZDVKRSHWKDWZHZRXOGEHDEOHWRSODFHQHVWER[HVLQ-RUGDQVRRQDIWHU'XHWR political situation caused by the start of violence, the cooperation was put on hold. 7KHSDUWLFLSDQWVRIWKH 6HPLQDUIRU-RUGDQLDQIDUP- HUV VLW LQ WKH ³3HDFH 5RRP´ LQ WKH *DEULHO 5HVWDXUDQW LQ WKH/DNHRI*DOLOHH1RUWKHUQ ,VUDHO ZHUH 3ULPH 0LQLVWHU /HIW 3UHVVFRQIHUHQFHLQ-HUXVDOHPDERXWUHJLRQDODFWLYLWLHVRQELUGVLQWKH0LGGOH(DVW5LJKWWR/HIW 'DQ$ORQ,PDG$WUDVK &OHYHODQG3URMHFW 7KH -HZLVK &RPPXQLW\ )HGHUDWLRQ RI &OHYHODQG IXQGHGDSURMHFWLQLQYROYLQJERWK-RUGDQDQG ,VUDHODQGWKH¿UVWJRDOHUHFWHGQHVWER[HVLQ-RUGDQ 9DOOH\LQ-RUGDQ2IWKHER[HVHUHFWHGDWRWDORI EUHHGLQJDWWHPSWVZHUHUHFRUGHGGXULQJWKH DQG EUHHGLQJ VHDVRQV 3UHOLPLQDU\ VWXGLHV RI WKHGLHWRI%DUQ2ZOVLQ,UELGVKRZHGWKDW-RUGDQLDQ %DUQ 2ZOV SUH\HG RQ URGHQWV 8QIRUWXQDWHO\ due to their long held superstitions and beliefs, Jor- danian farmers were initially worried about having *HQ0DQVRXU -RUGDQOHIW DQG*HQ%DUXFK6SLHJHO ,V- Barn Owls on their farms. However, after the success rael, right) played a key role the peace process in 1994. 49 RIWKH¿UVWWZR\HDUVWKRVHIDUPHUVZKRKDGHUHFWHGQHVWER[HVZHUHVRRQDVNLQJIRUPRUHDQG QHZIDUPHUVZHUHDOVRUHTXHVWLQJER[HV7KH&OHYHODQGSURMHFWFRQWLQXHGWLOOZLWKJUHDW VXFFHVV'XULQJWKHIROORZLQJ\HDUVPRUH%DUQ2ZOVSDLUVEUHGDQGPRUHIDUPHUVZDQWHGQHVW boxes. The Jordanians learned how to monitor the nest boxes by themselves. ,EUDKLP2GHKVKRZVWKHORFDWLRQRIWKHUHVHDUFKVLWH OHIW LQ7DPPXQIRUWKH0(5&SURMHFW 3KRWRV ,PDG$WUDVK 7KH3DOHVWLQLDQ:LOGOLIH6RFLHW\HUHFWHGQHVWLQJER[HVIRU%DUQRZOVDQG.HVWUHOVLQWKH7DPPRQDUHD:HVW%DQNDQGRUJD- QL]HGDELJFHUHPRQ\ZLWKWKHPD\RUDQGDOOWKHORFDOIDUPHUV Left:3DOHVWLQLDQIDUPHUVFHOHEUDWLQJDW)DPPRQ$UHDCenter:7KH¿UVW%DUQ2ZOQHVWLQJLQDQHVWER[LQ-RUGDQRight: Palestinian IDUPHUVYLVLWLQJ.LEEXW]6GH(OL\DKX 3KRWR +DJDH$KDURQ $JULFXOWXUDO5RGHQW3HVW&RQWUROE\$YLDQ3UHGDWRUV DQ(FRORJLFDOO\ 6XVWDLQDEOH$SSURDFK 86$,'0(5&IXQGHGSURMHFW 7KHQH[WVWHSRIWKHSURMHFWZDVWRLQLWLDWHDVFLHQWL¿FSURMHFWEHWZHHQWKHSDUWQHUV,QDGGL- tion to Jordan, we also wanted to incorporate the Palestinians into the project in order to enlarge WKH HQYLURQPHQWDO SHVW FRQWURO SURMHFW UHJLRQDOO\86$,'0(5& IXQGHG RXU SURMHFW WKDW WHVWV whether naturally occurring avian predators can be used to control agricultural rodent pests in order to reduce rodenticide use and contribute to local sustainable economies. Experiments were FDUULHGRXWDWWKUHHDUHDVORFDWHGZLWKLQWKH-RUGDQ9DOOH\ ,VUDHO %HLW6KHDQ9DOOH\ 3DOHVWLQLDQ $XWKRULW\ -HULFKR DQG-RUGDQ 1RUWKHUQ-RUGDQ9DOOH\ (DFKDUHDUHSUHVHQWVDVOLJKWO\GLIIHU- ent landscape type in terms of climate, geography, soils and ecology. 7KHSURMHFWZDVGHVLJQHGVXFKWKDWWKH,VUDHOL 7KH,VUDHO2UQLWKRORJ\&HQWHURIWKH6RFLHW\ IRUWKH3URWHFWLRQRIQDWXUH,VUDHODQG7HO$YLY8QLYHUVLW\ 3DOHVWLQLDQ 3DOHVWLQH:LOGOLIH6RFL- HW\ DQG -RUGDQLDQ 7KH $PPDQ &HQWHU IRU WKH 3HDFH DQG 'HYHORSPHQW WHDPV FRRSHUDWHG during all the different stages of the project. )LHOGSHUVRQQHOIURPDOOUHJLRQV had an extensive training together to assure quality control and stan- GDUGL]DWLRQ RI WKH PHWKRGRORJ\ These training sessions occurred at WKHEHJLQQLQJRIHDFK¿HOGVHDVRQ and took place within the different UHJLRQV$IWHUVWXG\VLWHVIURPWKH WKUHHUHJLRQVZHUHVHWXSZLWK nest boxes each, rodent survey, monitoring of nest boxes and crop yields were reported from plots with and without nest boxes. Each part- ner was responsible for all aspects of the project within their area as 3RVWHUVZHUHPDGHLQ$UDELF $ERYH DQG+HEUHZ %HORZ LQRUGHUWRHGXFDWHIDUP- well as the collaborative activities. ers, school children, decision makers and the general public. 51 7KHSDUWQHUVIURP3DOHVWLQHDQG,VUDHOLQFOXGHGDQDFDGHPLFUHVHDUFKXQLYHUVLW\DQGDQHQ- YLURQPHQWDO1*2WKDWFRPELQHWKHH[SHULHQFHDQGNQRZOHGJHQHHGHGIRUVXFKDSURMHFW/RFDO IDUPHUVZHUHLQYROYHGZLWKWKHSURMHFWDWDQXPEHURIOHYHOV)LUVWDVHOHFWJURXSRIIDUPHUV began participating directly with researchers at each location in implementing the experiments. 6HFRQGO\ D SXEOLF DZDUHQHVV FDPSDLJQ WR HGXFDWH ORFDO FRPPXQLWLHV DERXW WKH SURMHFW DQG WKHVLJQL¿FDQFHRIHQYLURQPHQWDOO\IULHQGO\DJULFXOWXUDOSUDFWLFHVWRRNSODFH)LQDOO\WKLVSXEOLF DZDUHQHVVZRUNZDVOLQNHGWRWKHRQJRLQJHQYLURQPHQWDOHGXFDWLRQDOSURJUDPVRIWKH7$8631, DQG3:/6WKHUHE\UHDFKLQJWKHEURDGHUFRPPXQLW\ (DFKDVSHFWRIWKHSURMHFWLQYROYHG$UDE,VUDHOLFRRSHUDWLRQ7KHVWDIILQ,VUDHODQGWKH3DOHV- WLQLDQ$XWKRULW\ZLOOMRLQWO\SODQHGVXSHUYLVHGDQGRSHUDWHGWKHSURMHFW,QDGGLWLRQWRPHHWLQJV partners communicated using telephones, videoconferences, and e-mail. This was a people-to- people type project, building on the success of past working relationships between some of the partners and integration of the new partners. 5HVHDUFK2EMHFWLYHV The overall aim of the project was to test whether naturally occurring avian predators can be XVHGWRFRQWURODJULFXOWXUDOURGHQWSHVWVLQRUGHUWRUHGXFHURGHQWLFLGHXVHLQFUHDVHSUR¿WDQG FRQWULEXWHWRORFDOVXVWDLQDEOHHFRQRPLHV7KHUHVHDUFKIRFXVHVRQZKHDWZKLFKLVDVLJQL¿FDQW FURSLQDOOWKUHHFRXQWULHV$OWKRXJKWKHUHVHDUFKZLOOSURYLGHH[FHOOHQWGDWDUHJDUGLQJWKHELR- logical aspects of predatory birds in agricultural landscapes, the main emphasis of the research LVWRHYDOXDWHWKHHFRQRPLFFRVWVDQGEHQH¿WVRIURGHQWFRQWURORQZKHDW\LHOGLQUHODWLRQWRXVH of rodenticides and predatory birds. 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The project therefore relies on paid ringers for monitoring. Without paying the ringers, only a small proportion of the boxes would be checked each year. 6LQFHWKHHVWDEOLVKPHQWRIWKHSURMHFWVFLHQWL¿FSDSHUVZHUHSXEOLVKHGRQQHVWER[XVHDQG GLHGRI%DUQ2ZOV Meyrom et al. 2009. Nest-box use by the Barn Owl Tyto alba in a biological pest control program in the Beit She’an valley, Israel. Ardea 97(4): 433-467.; Charter at al. 2010. Does nest box location and orientation affect occupation rate and breeding success of Barn Owls Tyto alba in a semi-arid environment? Acta Ornithol. 44: 115–119. Charter et al. 2009. Diets of Barn Owls differ in the same agricultural region. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 378-383. DQG Charter et al 2010. Does nest basket size affect Long-eared Owl and Eurasian Kestrel breeding performance? Journal of Raptor Research 44: In press.). 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To hold a brainstorming meeting of experts, foundations and supporters to discuss ways to LQFUHDVHH[LVWLQJDFWLYLW\DQGWRGHYHORSQHZKRUL]RQV WRSURPRWHFRRSHUDWLRQZLWK$IULFDQ FRXQWULHVIRUH[DPSOHWKHLQLWLDWLYHWRSURPRWHWKHSURWHFWLRQRIWKH*UHDW5LIW9DOOH\DVD 81(6&2:RUOG+HULWDJH6LWH $SULO +LV +ROLQHVV WKH 'D- ODL/DPDZDVWKHJXHVWRIWKH631, IRULWV\HDUDQQLYHUVDU\IRURQH week. Far Left: Lecturing about peace, environment and religions RQ WRS RI 0RXQW $ERYH 7KH IDPRXV FRPSRVHU DQG PXVLFLDQ 3DXO :LQWHUIURP WKH 86$ ZKR KDV ZRQVL[*UDPP\$ZDUGVKDVZULWWHQDQHZFRPSRVLWLRQ³)/<:$<6´LQVSLUHGE\WKH ELUGPLJUDWLRQIURP(XURSHYLDWKH0LGGOH(DVWWR$IULFDDORQJWKH*UHDW5LIW9DOOH\,W FRPELQHVHWKQLFPXVLFRIDOOWKHFRXQWULHVDORQJWKH*UHDW5LIW9DOOH\ FRXQWULHV and different voices of the migrating and local birds. Right: /HIWWRULJKW 'U$NLP 6WHLQHU&(281(3-HUU\%HUWUDP&KDLUPDQ%LUGOLIH,QWHUQDWLRQDO3DXO:LQWHU*UD- KDP:D\QH&(2563%8.HQMR\HGWKHVSHFLDOPXVLFLQLWLDWHGLQWKH0LGGOH(DVW Left: 3DXO:LQWHUDSSHDUHGEHIRUHQDWXUHORYHUVLQWKH1HJHY,VUDHOLQVSULQJ Right: Paul Winter plays on the top of Yoash 0RXQWDLQQHDU(LODWZHUH\RXFDQYLHZWKH6LQDL'HVHUW(J\SW EHKLQG 6DXGLD$UDELD-RUGDQDQG,VUDHO7KH'DODL/DPDOLVWHQHGWR WKLVPXVLFZLWKPRUHQDWXUHORYHUV ISRAËL-PALESTINE LES OISEAUX DE LA PAIX Texte & Photos: Eitan Haddock Top: March 8, 2009: President of Israel Shimon Peres visits the Hula Valley and learns about the project "Using Barn Owls and Kestrel as Biological Pest Control Agents in Agriculture" in Israel, Palestinian Authority and Jordan as a front page of a Magazine from France (Photo: Eitan Haddock). Bottom: April 28, 1998: The opening ceremony of the environmental center at Beit Jalla, Talita Kumi School. Left to right: The Palestinian Minister of Environment, Dr. Sultan Sufian, Dr. Yossi Leshem, and Imad Attrash releasing a Kestrel. The center at Beit Jalla acts as a twin center for the International Center for the Study of Bird Migration Latrun. Contact person and websites: Israel: www.birds.org.il Palestinian Authority: www.wildlife-pal.org Yossi Leshem: Tel Aviv University and Society for the Protection of Nature Israel, email; [email protected] Motti Charter: Tel Aviv University and Society for the Protection of Nature Israel, email; [email protected] Dan Alon: Director, Israel Ornithological Center, Society for the Protection of Nature Israel, email; [email protected] Imad Atrash: Director, Palestine Wildlife Society, email; [email protected] Gen (Ret.) Mansour Abu Rashed: Chairman, Amman Center for Peace and Development, email; [email protected] Above: Gen. Mansour Abu Rashed (Left) during the peace treaty signing between Jordan and Israel in 1994. (Photo: Government Press Office) Below: General (Ret.) Mansour, head of Amman Center for Peace and Development ACPD, shows off a Barn Owl as a way to bring of good luck to farmers and cooperation between peoples (Photo Motti Charter).