Middle East

Saudi Arabia - Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA)

BirdLife Affiliate

Staff: 1180
Riyadh, SA
ncwcd@zajil.net
www.swa.gov.sa

 

Recent Achieveme​nts

  • Continued with an active Houbara Bustard release programme. For the fifth year running, released birds bred successfully
  • Monitored the breeding population of Lappet-faced Vultures in the Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area. Vulture chicks were ringed and a study of the Hoopoe Lark in the area was carried out
  • Continued ornithological studies on lark phylogeny, monitoring of Eurasian Griffons, bird migration, guineafowl, the Arabian Bustard, and captive breeding and releasing of Ostriches
News
1 Nov 2019

New light for Jordan’s Plants: Mainstreaming Plant Key Biodiversity Areas into the national...

Located at the intersection of three continents with varie
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Libyan conservationists meeting with members of CEPF’s Regional Implementation team and RSCN in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan © Sharif Jbour
3 Nov 2019

Capacity Building in Nature Conservation for Civil-Society Organisations in Libya

Located in the north of Africa, Libya extends from the Med
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16 May 2019

Lebanese president Aoun launches Bird-themed postage stamps

Lebanese President Michel Aoun launched three bird-themed
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Byblos is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
1 Nov 2019

Conserving Rare Plants in Byblos Lebanon

As a witness to one of the primary examples of urban organ
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18 Sep 2019

EDAMA Association holds Power Breakfast for Safer Flyways

In cooperation with BirdLife International and the Royal Society for the Conservation o
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11 Sep 2019

Workshop Against Illegal Trade in Birds of Prey: The Declaration

We, the Participants of the Workshop Against Illegal Trade in Birds of Prey That took p
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3 Feb 2019

Lebanese President Michel Aoun awards Assad Serhal Silver Lebanese Order of Merit Medal in...

Former Minister of Environment Tariq Al Khatib honored Assad Serhal, the Director General of Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon), on behalf of President Michel Aoun for being named...
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Blue Cheeked Bee Eater
14 Jan 2019

Middle East nature fans welcome world’s first Arabic language birding app

The world’s first Arabic birding app, launched by the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), has been met with widespread excitement from nature enthusiasts in the region. Thousands of people have already...
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Socotra’s Haggier Mountains and Dragon’s Blood Trees
13 Nov 2019

Magical Socotra stands at a crossroads of conflict and conservation

The jewel in the crown of Arabia’s biodiversity is under threat. Often dubbed the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, the unique Socotra archipelago is an Important Bird & Biodiversity and UNESCO World Heritage Site of...
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