Transcript Overview of Bird Conservation Science in Mozambique

Overview of Bird Conservation
Science in Mozambique
- the players and key components
G. Allport, N. Aransay, C. Bento,
M. Ngwenyama, M.Taylor
The informal ‘bird’ group
Many others but this group participating here:
• Gary Allport, BirdLife International
• Nacho Aransay, Maputo, Mozambique
• Carlos Bento, Museu de História Natural &
AACEM
• Morris Ngwenyama, Associação Ambiente,
Conservação e Educação Moçambique
(AACEM)
• Martin Taylor, BirdLife South Africa
Organisations
• BirdLife International – global bird
conservation partnership of NGOs
• BirdLife South Africa – BirdLife Partner in
South Africa
• AACEM – new NGO in Mozambique
established with encouragement of
BirdLife (and support from the Critical
Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF))
A Worldwide Network
National Non-governmental organisations
Autonomous, self-determined
Committed to bird conservation
Independent but caucus on key issues
Together delivering the BirdLife Strategy
A Worldwide Network
122 countries
Over 2.5 million members; 8 million supporters
Over US$270 million annual budget
Over 1.2 million hectares of reserves
Over 2 million school children
BirdLife’s Global Partnership
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120 Countries/Territories
– 78 Partners / Partners Designate
– 34 Affiliates
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8 Country Programmes
12 Secretariat Offices
• The BirdLife Partnership strives
to conserve birds, their habitats
and global biodiversity, working
with people towards
sustainability in the use of
natural resources
Science driven:
four areas of strategic operation
1. Save species
2. Conserve sites
3. Safeguard habitats
4. Empower people for
positive change
BirdLife South Africa
• Membership based national NGO
• Focus on conserving birds
• Programmes on Red Data Book species,
Important Bird Areas, tourism, education
Associação Ambiente, Conservação e
Educação Moçambique (AACEM)
• New organisation
• Working on engaging
people in
Mozambique
• Carlos Bento,
President
• Morris Ngwenyama,
Project Officer
Globally Threatened
Species
• Strong sciencebased Red Listing
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• Threatened
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species action
plans
• ‘Preventing
Extinctions’
programs
Important Bird and
Biodiversity Areas
(IBAs)
To document, monitor and effectively
protect and manage the world’s most
important places for birds and
biodiversity. Needs primary data such
as Atlases.
Key Habitats/ Landscapes
• Marine/ seabirds
• Wetlands
Engaging people –
citizen science
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How can the different values of
biodiversity be expressed and quantified in
policy-relevant ways to demonstrate its
underpinning of sustainable development?*
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What practical metrics can be
developed to use for natural capital in
national (and other) accounting?*
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What are the costs of effective
biodiversity conservation and how can these
costs best be met?*
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What actions are needed to improve
the status of the most threatened species
and sites, and are the ones underway
having any effect? How cost-effective are
different approaches in different contexts?
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How important is improving
connectivity between sites of biodiversity
importance (given recent and projected
habitat loss), and what are the best
mechanisms for doing so?*
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How significant are important sites
for birds for the conservation of other
wildlife? What other focal taxa best
complement birds in identifying the full set of
key biodiversity areas?
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What ecosystem services do
important biodiversity sites deliver to
people? How can these be assessed,
monitored, and factored into policy to inform
better and more sustainable outcomes for
biodiversity and people?*
8.
What are the causes of population
decline in migratory species, especially
landbirds, and what policy measures are
needed to address these effectively?
9.
Where are the global priorities for
eradicating or controlling invasive species,
given the potential benefits to native
species, and costs/constraints of
interventions?
10.
How will human responses to climate
change interact with direct climate change
effects to impact biodiversity?*
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Which species are under greatest
extinction risk from climate change and what
adaptation measures are required?*
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How can ecosystem-based
adaptation for people be best shaped to
deliver adaptation for biodiversity (and vice
versa)?*
13.
What are the best ways to develop,
empower and sustain local community
groups as effective agents for