Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria BurkinaFaso Burundi Cameroon Canada
Canada Chile CookIslands Coted’Ivoire Cuba Cyprus CzechRepublic Djibouti Denmark Dominican Ecuador Egypt ElSalvador Estonia Ethiopia FalklandIslands FaroeIslands Finland France
Republic (Malvinas)
French Georgia Germany Ghana Gibratar Greece HongKong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Polynesia
Latvia Lebanon Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg FYRMacedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Malta Mexico Myanmar Nepal Netherlands NewCaledonia NewZealand Nigeria Norway
Palau Palestine Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal PuertoRico Qatar Romania Rwanda Samoa SaudiArabia Seychelles SierraLeone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia SouthAfrica
Spain SriLanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine UnitedKingdom Uruguay USA Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Important Bird Areas of the World
Areas Importantes para la Conservación de las Aves en el mundoZones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux dans le monde
UnprotectedIBAorprotectionstatusunknown
WhollyorpartiallyprotectedIBA
TheprocessofIBAidentificationisstillunderwayinsomeareas,includingAntarctica,Chile,NewGuinea,NewZealand,theUSAandinthemarineenvironment.Preliminaryorpartialinformationisshownfortheseareas,whereavailable.WhileallIBAsareinternationallysignificant,onlythosemeetingglobalcriteriaareshown.
ThepresentationofinformationonthismapandthegeographicaldesignationsemployeddonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartofBirdLifeInternationalconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territoryorarea,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.
MoreinformationonBirdLifeInternational’sImportantBirdAreasprogrammeisgivenonthereverseofthisposter.
Ключевые орнитологические территории мира
世界上的重點鳥區 المناطق المهمة للطيور في العالم
10,000sitestosave 10.000sitesàsauver 10,000個需要拯救的地方 10.000sitiosparasalvar 10,000территорийподлежатохране ١٠,٠٠٠ موقع بحاجة للحماية
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San Rafael National Park, Paraguay
Mt Afadjato-Agumatsa, Ghana
Musambwa Islands, Lake Victoria, Uganda
Kibira National Park,Burundi Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania
Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe
Palas Valley, PakistanTruong Son, Vietnam
Sekong River, Cambodia
Natmataung National Park, Myanmar
Palbong Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
... are identified using standardised science-based criteria
FourcategoriesofcriteriaareusedtoidentifyIBAsconsistentlyworldwide.Thesearebasedonthetwomainconsiderationsusedinplanningsitenetworksforbiodiversityconservation:threat(category1)andirreplaceability(categories2,3&4).
… are being saved through the conservation efforts of BirdLife working with governments and others worldwide
ImportantBird Areas ...
... facilitate implementation of international agreements
IBAinformationisrelevanttoanumberofMultilateralEnvironmentalAgreements.FortheRamsarConvention,IBAidentificationcriteriaarecloselyalignedwiththoseusedtoselectwetlandsitesofinternationalimportance.Thus,IBAsthatpotentiallyqualifyasRamsarsites,buthaveyettobedesignated,caneasilybehighlighted.
... enable adaptation to climate changeRobustmeasuresareneededtomaintainbiodiversityinthefaceofclimatechange.Theseincludeeffortstomaximisetheresilienceofecosystemsandfacilitatetheiradaptationtoclimatechangeimpacts.Modellingsuchimpactsisprovidingcriticalinsightintolikelypatternsofenforcedchangesonthedistributionofbirds,andsohelpingtodevelopadaptivemanagementframeworksforIBAs.
... are a focus for local engagement in conservation
Sincethelate1990s,BirdLifehasbeennurturingandnetworkinggrassrootsgroupsatIBAs.Numberingover2,500worldwideandknownasLocalConservationGroups(LCGs),theyencouragelocalparticipationinconservationandoftenfocusonthemostmarginalisedcommunitymembers(forexample,byformalisinglandrightsforindigenouspeople,andensuringthatwomenormembersoflowstatusgroupsareincludedindecision-making).
... are monitored to inform policy and action
IBAsacrosstheworldaremonitoredusingBirdLife’sstandardisedandsimplemethodsforscoringtheircondition(basedonthekeyspeciesandhabitatswithinthem),thepressures(threats)thatimpactthemandtheconservationresponsesinplace(suchasactionplansandmanagementactivities).Suchmonitoring,carriedoutbylocalgroups,volunteers,governmentstaffandBirdLifePartners,generatesdataforIBAindicesthatprovidepowerfultoolsforquantifyingconservationeffortsandmeasuringtheirimpact.
... are the most significant places for conserving birds
Someplacesaremuchmoreimportantforbirds(andotherbiodiversity)thanothers.Itiseffectivetofocusconservationeffortontheseplaces.ForIBAs,thedistributionofkeybirdspeciesdefinesthekeysites—discreteareasofhabitatthatcanbedelineatedand,atleastpotentially,managedforconservation.Currently,some10,000IBAshavebeenidentifiedworldwide,withglobalcoverageofterrestrialandfreshwaterenvironmentsnearlycomplete.
... are documented through a bottom-up process
WhereverpossibleIBAidentificationanddocumentationareledbytheBirdLifePartnerorganisationin-country.Thisfeedsthebestlocalknowledgeintotheprocessandbuildsengagementandcapacityforconservationandmonitoring.Bymid-2010,fivecontinentaldirectoriesand126nationalIBAinventorieshadbeenpublished,inavarietyoflanguages.
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... form networks in the wider landscape
ManybirdsdependonnetworksofIBAs.Migrantsinparticularneedsitesalongtheirflywaystosupportallstagesoftheirannualcycles.Internationalcollaboration,asintheWingsOverWetlands(WOW)programmeforAfrican-Eurasianmigratorywaterbirds,isvitaltoachievethis.
... highlight gaps in protected area networks
TheProgrammeofWorkonProtectedAreasoftheConventiononBiologicalDiversityencouragescountriestoestablishandmaintaincomprehensiveandecologicallyrepresentativeprotectedareanetworks.CombiningdataonIBAsandexistingprotectedareashighlightssomeofthemostimportantgaps.Despiterecentincreases,onlysome25%ofIBAsarefullylegallyprotected.
... inform environmentally responsible development
TheIntegratedBiodiversityAssessmentTool(IBAT)providesdecision-makerswithcriticalinformationsothatbiodiversityconsiderationscanbeintegratedattheearlieststagesofprojectplanning.SpatialinformationonIBAsisusedbyIBATtohelpinformenvironmentalimpactassessments,managementplansandbusinessoperations.
... provide essential ecosystem services
IBAconservationmaintainsbiodiversityandensuressustainedflowofnumerousecosystemservicestolocalcommunities(e.g.harvestedwildgoods),regionallyornationally(e.g.water)andglobally(e.g.carbonsequestration,tourism).
... are also being identified across the oceans
Manyseabirdbreedingsitesandsignificantcoastalareasfornon-breedingspeciesarealreadylistedasIBAs.Theirboundariesarenowbeingextendedtoincludeforagingareas,whereappropriate.WorkisongoingtoidentifyIBAs(asEcologicallyandBiologicallySignificantAreas—EBSAs)intheopenoceans.
... are vital for livelihoods and wellbeing
Understandingtheconsequencesofpovertyisessentialinidentifyinghowbiodiversityconservationcanimprovelocallivelihoods.BirdLifePartnersworkwithandempowerlocalcommunitiesatIBAstodevelopsite-specificsolutionstoconservationanddevelopmentchallenges.
... support a wealth of other biodiversity
EvidenceshowsthatIBAnetworksaredisproportionatelyimportantforotheranimalsandplants.Theyareaneffective‘firstcut’oftheoverallnetworkofKeyBiodiversityAreas(KBAs),themostsignificantsitesforbiodiversityconservationworldwide.ThehighestconservationprioritiesofallKBAsaretheAllianceforZeroExtinctionsites(AZEs),thoseholdingthelastremainingpopulationsofCriticallyEndangeredorEndangeredspecies.Some600AZEshavebeenidentifiedworldwide,ofwhichmorethanhalfarealsoIBAs.
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200 Highest number of members in a single LCG
29 Highest number of LCGsin one country
18 Most LCGs associated with one IBA
8 Highest number of IBAs covered with one LCG
198 LCGs at 119 IBAs in Africa in 2009
1230 Number of IBAs in Africa
58% of LCGs
legally registered
Some key facts about African LCGs
Non-timber forest products (including food & medicines)Meat / fishGrazing / browseLive animals / pet tradeFirewood / charcoalTimberWater provisonEmployment / tourismCeremony / religionShelter
The range of benefits that communities obtain from IBAsSource: www.birdlife.org/sowb
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Management scenarios for African Important Bird Areas, based on the turnover of species projected under climate changeSeewww.africa-climate-exchange.org
National IBA publications 1987–2010
Important Bird Area indices for Kenya, showing trends in the state of IBAs, pressures upon them, and responses in place
White-necked Parakeet
Coppery-chested Jacamar
Bicoloured Antvireo
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www.birdlife.org
A network of IBAs identified around the Iberian Peninsula and in Macaronesia
Sources: Ramírez et al. (2008) Áreas Importantes para as Aves
Marinhas em Portugal. Lisboa: Sociedade Portuguesa Para o Estudo
das Aves. Lisboa. Arcos et al. (2009) Áreas Importantes para la
Conservación de las Aves marinas en España. Madrid: Sociedad
Española de Ornitología (SEO/BirdLife).
Two recently published marine IBA inventories can be accessed here:
Portugal http://lifeibasmarinhas.spea.pt/y-book/ibasmarinhas, Spain
www.seo.org/avesmarinas/flash.html#/10102030405060708090
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The percentage of Ugandan butterfly species represented in Ugandan IBAs in each of six conservation priority categories
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AZE sites IBAs KBAs
IBA / KBA / AZE relationships Seewww.zeroextinction.org
The WOW Critical Site Network Tool displaying the network of IBAs identified for Black-tailed Godwit and the flyways of the four relevant populationsSeewww.wingsoverwetlands.org/csntool
The IBAs in the Asia region that contain areas which qualify as potential Ramsar sites
Colours represent differentscenarios, with associatedmanagement recommendations:
10,000sitestosave 10.000sitesàsauver 10,000個需要拯救的地方 10.000sitiosparasalvar 10,000территорийподлежатохране ١٠,٠٠٠ موقع بحاجة للحماية
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The world’s 10,000 IBAs and their protection status by region
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Source: Analysis of data held in BirdLife’s World Bird Database
Criteria for identifying IBAs
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communities of birds characteristic of a distinct biome
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Source: www.birdlife.org/sowb
Relationship between current protected area network and IBAs in Bolivia
Home page of the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment ToolSeewww.ibatforbusiness.org
Image: Flickr/number657
Image: Flickr/guilherme_florian
Image: Garth Lenz/BirdLife
Image: BirdLife International
Source: Butchart et al. (in prep.).
Source: Mwangi et al. (2010) Bird Conserv. Internat. 20: 215-230
Source: Hole et al. (in prep.).
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Image: Bicoloured Antvireo (Guy Tudor) Coppery-chested Jacamar (Clive Byers) White-necked Parakeet (Etel Vilaró)
Image: Blue-bellied Roller (NCF)
Image: Lesser Flamingos (James Warwick)
Source: www.birdlife.org/sowb
Source: BirdLife International (2005) Important Bird Areas and potential Ramsar
sites in Asia. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International
Tourism Carbon
Harvested goods Water
Source: BirdLife International
Source: www.birdlife.org/sowb
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