BirdLife Cyprus
| Formation | 2003 |
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| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Conservation |
| Headquarters | Strakka, Nicosia |
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Region served
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Cyprus |
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Director
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Martin A. Hellicar |
| Website | BirdLife Cyprus |
BirdLife Cyprus (BLC) is an environmental non-governmental organisation dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats on the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, for which it is the BirdLife International partner organisation. The emblem of BLC is the Cyprus wheatear which is an endemic species (it breeds only on the island).
BirdLife Cyprus was formed in 2003 through the merger of two Cyprus Ornithological Societies, and now has offices in Strakka, Nicosia. It is the national partner of BirdLife International, a global partnership of nature conservation organisations working in more than one hundred countries worldwide.
BirdLife Cyprus is currently the most active conservation organisation in Cyprus, running campaigns against illegal bird trapping and poaching. Other activities include the designation and protection of Important Bird Areas as Special Protection Areas, as well as campaigns in the area of agriculture, education and awareness-raising.
Activities include an ongoing campaign against the illegal bird trapping of wild birds, the protection of Important Bird Areas, the establishment of Special Protection Areas under the European Union’s Birds Directive, and the promotion of environmentally friendly agriculture.
BirdLife Cyprus campaigns at both local and European levels on behalf of birds and their habitats here in Cyprus,
Monitoring and counts: Effective conservation action is impossible without reliable bird population data. As well as producing monthly and annual reports for bird sightings, we have set up and run systematic and scientific monitoring schemes such as monthly counts of wetland birds, a common bird census and surveys of migrating raptors.
Habitats: BirdLife Cyprus campaigns to ensure official designation of the scientifically identified Important Bird Areas (IBAs) as Special Protection Areas (SPAs). SPAs form part of the pan-European Natura 2000 network of biodiversity ‘hotspots’. These SPAs should be managed to ensure proper conservation of the bird species they support and sustainable development of local communities.
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