Europe and Central Asia

Poland – Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP)

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1991
Members: 804
Staff: 37
ul. Odrowaza 24, Marki, PL, 05-270
Tel. +48 22 761 82 05; Fax +48 22 761 90 51
office@otop.org.pl
www.otop.org.pl
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Mission of the organisation

  • to protect birds and their habitats
  • to establish and manage new bird reserves
  • to lobby local authorities for the promotion and protection of Important Bird Areas
  • to promote knowledge of birds and their life
  • to prevent human activities which harm nature
  • to support nature-friendly land-use
  • to support research for bird protection
  • to support the birdwatching movement

Key Activities

  • Conservation
  • Education

 

News

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11 Aug 2017

The Seabird Bulletin

We’re proud to present ‘The ‘Seabird’ Bulletin’ – a special summer edition of our regular news brief,
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30 Mar 2018

'Spring Alive' casts its spell with real magic

Spring has officially sprung and so has Spring Alive – BirdLife International’s annual campaign to introduce children across Europe, Central Asia and Africa to the joys of spring and the wonder that is nature.
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25 Jan 2018

Devastating blow for wildlife and climate

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19 Mar 2018

Soaring high: safeguarding migratory birds over Turkey

For more than 15 years, our Turkish BirdLife partner Doğa Derneği (DD) has been working to safeguard migratory birds. And now, thanks to £50, 000 of vital funding raised by SPNI (BirdLife Israel), they have been able to...
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30 Mar 2018

The Bird Bulletin: Europe & Central Asia

Of the 25 projects shortlisted for the coveted European Citizens Award – voted by the public – 8 projects involve the work of our BirdLife partners in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Spain and...
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9 Oct 2017

(Bird)Life through a lens: EuroBirdwatch 2017

Bird lovers, young and old, across Europe took out their binoculars for the bird-watching highlight of the year – BirdLife’s annual EuroBirdwatch! Over the weekend of 30th September – 1st October, nearly 22,000 people...
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27 Feb 2018

Break open the piggy bank & invest in nature!

As Europe’s leaders debate the post-2020 EU budget, Kristina Barnes (NABU/BirdLife Germany) explains why they need to break open the piggy bank and start investing seriously in nature.
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27 Apr 2018

Remembering Aznacóllar: 20 years after the mining disaster

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Aznalcóllar disaster in Spain, when the dumping of toxic sludge from a mining raft reached Doñana National Park, thereby threatening one of the most important biodiversity...
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21 Dec 2017

Coming home: the kulan of Central Kazakhstan

Danara Zharbolova from ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan recounts the promising first steps in an exciting project to establish a new population of Turkmenian kulan in Central Kazakhstan.
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