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Title: An introduction to the Important Bird Areas programme


1
An introduction to the Important Bird Areas
programme
  • Lincoln Fishpool
  • BirdLife International

2
Definition
  • The Important Bird Areas (IBA) programme seeks to
    identify, document and promote the conservation
    and sustainable management of a network of sites
    of global significance for birds

3
IBA Selection Categories
  • 1 Species of global conservation concern
  • 2 Assemblage of restricted-range species
  • 3 Assemblage of biome-restricted species
  • 4 Congregations
  • 4i gt threshold numbers of waterbirds
  • 4ii gt threshold numbers of sea- and landbirds
  • 4iii gt 20,000 / 10,000 pairs
  • 4iv Migratory bottleneck

4
Regional syntheses
5
3,619 IBAs cover 7 of Europe
6
391 IBAs cover 5 of the Middle East
7
1,228 IBAs cover 7 of Africa
8
Category A4 IBAs in Africa
9
The network of IBAs for Lesser Kestrel in Europe,
the Middle East and Africa
10
Asia IBA programme
  • Summary directory to be published late 2002
  • National directories for Philippines, Taiwan and
    Indonesia published
  • Preparation of directories for Nepal, Sri Lanka
    and India well advanced, others planned

11
Americas IBA programme
  • Sites to be identified for all countries by end
    2004
  • National directory for Mexico published, Panama
    imminent
  • Inventory for Canada almost complete programmes
    running in 42 US States
  • Programmes for Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela etc.
    well underway

12
World Bird Database
13
IBAs
14
Site details
15
Habitats
16
Land-use
17
Threats
18
Summary text
19
Populations
20
Criteria
21
Link to Protected Areas
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