Organizations & Authorities Flashcards
Wetlands international
๐ Non-profit organisation established as international wildfowl enquiry
๐ headquarters in Netherlands
๐ Independent non-Prof fit organisation supported by governments and NGO membership from around the world
๐ Global NGO dedicated to the conservation and restoration wetlands
๐ Mission: a world where wetlands are treasured and nurtured for their beauty, the life they support, and the resources they provide
Birdlife international
๐ธ Worlds largest nature conservation partnership
๐ธ consist of 121 birdlife partners worldwide
๐ธ They are the official red list authority for birds for the IUCN
๐ธ They strive to conserve the birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources
๐ธ identified sites referred to as โimportant bird and biodiversity areasโ
๐ธ partner organisation in India has Bombay natural history Society
What is important Bird area Under the bird like international
It is an area identified internationally by a set of criteria for the conservation of bird population
๐ธ developed by birdlife international
๐ธ 12,000 sites worldwide
What are the different categories under the important Bird area criteria
A1 category as the globally threatened species and sites under this cold bird population that are categorised as critically endangered endangered or vulnerable by the IUCN red list of threatened species
A2 category is the restricted range species
A3 category is the biome restricted species
A4 are congregations