American Bird Conservancy

Mission “conserving native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas”

American Bird Conservancy

HALTING EXTINCTIONHALTING EXTINCTIONThe Alliance for Zero ExtinctionThe Alliance for Zero Extinction

Safeguarding the RarestSafeguarding the Rarest

HALTING EXTINCTIONHALTING EXTINCTIONPriority Species in Mexico and Central AmericaPriority Species in Mexico and Central America

••BlackBlack--cheeked Antcheeked Ant--tanagertanager••YellowYellow--billed Cotingabilled Cotinga••Honduran EmeraldHonduran Emerald••WorthenWorthen’’s Sparrows Sparrow••ShortShort--crested Coquettecrested Coquette••Socorro DoveSocorro Dove••TownsendTownsend’’s Shearwaters Shearwater•Mangrove Hummingbird••ThickThick--billed Parrotbilled Parrot

Safeguarding the RarestSafeguarding the Rarest

HALTING EXTINCTIONHALTING EXTINCTION

PROTECTING MIGRATORY PROTECTING MIGRATORY BIRDS AND HABITATSBIRDS AND HABITATS

Many Projects Underway1.1. Cerulean Warbler Cerulean Warbler ––PA/MD, PA/MD,

Colombia, Ecuador Colombia, Ecuador 2.2. GoldenGolden--winged Warbler, winged Warbler, -- US, US, 3.3. GoldenGolden--cheeked Warbler cheeked Warbler --

TexasTexas4.4. LongLong--billed Curlew billed Curlew ––

Intermountain West, MexicoIntermountain West, Mexico5.5. Red Knot Red Knot –– Atlantic Seaboard Atlantic Seaboard

Bicknell Thrush Bicknell Thrush –– Dominican Dominican RepublicRepublic

6.6. Yucatan Migratory Corridor, Yucatan Migratory Corridor, MexicoMexico

7.7. Laguna Madre, MexicoLaguna Madre, Mexico8.8. Nicaragua ReforestationNicaragua Reforestation9.9. Sierra Caral, Guatemala Sierra Caral, Guatemala -- land land

acquisitionacquisition

5th International Partners in Flight Conference and

Conservation Workshop August 2013 - Snowbird, Utah

• Over 250 individuals• 120 organizations and agencies• 14 countries

A Conservation Blueprint for Migratory Birds for the 21st Century

1. Eight linked regions

2. Full life cycle approach

3. Defined Projects - Measurable Results

“Bring back the birds”

Conservation Business Plans

GoldenGolden--winged Warblerwinged Warbler

Full Life-Cycle Conservation

Red Areas = 75% GWWA occurrence.

Wintering Ground Work

Sustainable working landscapesReserve

Shade coffee

Cacao

Silvapasture

GWWA Pilot ProjectGWWA Pilot Project-- NicaraguaNicaragua

ADDRESSING THREATSADDRESSING THREATS• Pesticides and toxins• Collisions • Cats indoors• Wind energy• Funding and Policy

BUILDING CAPACITYBUILDING CAPACITY

•• Focus on InFocus on In--country country partnerspartners

•• Focus on sustainabilityFocus on sustainability•• Reforestation, Reforestation,

ecotourism, shade ecotourism, shade coffee, local crafts coffee, local crafts

BUILDING CAPACITYBUILDING CAPACITYABCABC’’s International Partnerships International Partnership

and International Reserve Networkand International Reserve Network•• 39 partners in 15 countries 39 partners in 15 countries •• 70 reserves, protected areas and 70 reserves, protected areas and

landscapeslandscapes•• Protecting nearly one million acresProtecting nearly one million acres•• Nearly half of all the birds in the Nearly half of all the birds in the

AmericasAmericas

WORKING TOGETHER: WORKING TOGETHER: JOIN USJOIN US

1.1. Joint AZE/GEF conservation proposals Joint AZE/GEF conservation proposals 2.2. Protected Areas: design and managementProtected Areas: design and management3.3. Conservation Business Plans: joint projects for our Conservation Business Plans: joint projects for our

shared migratory birdsshared migratory birds4.4. Community Outreach and Sustainable LivelihoodsCommunity Outreach and Sustainable Livelihoods5.5. Addressing ThreatsAddressing Threats6.6. Building CapacityBuilding Capacity7.7. Science and InformationScience and Information8.8. Collaboration and Partnership Collaboration and Partnership

WORKING TOGETHERWORKING TOGETHER

Together we can build a world where our native birds, Together we can build a world where our native birds, their habitats and the biodiversity they represent are their habitats and the biodiversity they represent are protected, valued and will flourish for generations to protected, valued and will flourish for generations to

come.come.

Thank you.Thank you.

David Younkman David Younkman –– dyounkman@abcbirds.org dyounkman@abcbirds.org