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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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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Europe and Central AsiaTurkey
1 May 2018

Why Europe should invest in nature

As the European Union prepares to present its next budget, our Head of Conservation Iván Ramírez pens a satirical open letter about a very serious issue to President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker.

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Europe and Central Asia
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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Europe and Central Asia
Odysseus and the Sirens, Otto Greiner
2 Feb 2018

A small rock holds back a great wave

In the editorial for our Europe & Central Asia newsletter, Ariel Brunner contemplates the 'Homeric' journey ahead through the political waters of 2018
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Europe and Central Asia
14 Nov 2017

EXPO 2017 ASTANA: Future Energy

Danara Zharbolova from ACBK (BirdLife Kazakhstan) and Stephanie Ward from RSPB (BirdLife UK) reflect back on a successful joint showcase at EXPO 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan – a very fitting celebration of over thirteen...
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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
28 Jun 2018

Spain, France and Italy - The three (not-so) Wise Monkeys

The western Mediterranean’s tremendous natural beauty is a marine marvel that fulfils m
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Europe and Central Asia
29 Jan 2018

Data on Maltese bird trapping kept under wraps

BirdLife Malta was refused access to data about more than 8,000 sites where tra
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Europe and Central AsiaMalta
24 Jul 2018

Happy birthday Monteiro’s!

The Monteiro’s Storm-petrel lives on only five tiny islets of the Azores where its faces a bevy of threats, ranging from sea pollution and habitat loss to competition with fisheries for food.
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Europe and Central AsiaPortugal
31 Jan 2018

#OceanAlert: Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

BirdLife Europe is on high #OceanAlert: as a direct result of fishing, tens of thousands of threatened seabirds, turtles and marine mammals needlessly perish in European waters each year.
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Europe and Central Asia
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