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Middle Eastern Important Bird Areas

A total of 391 sites have been identified as Important Bird Areas (IBAs ) in the Middle East, in all covering about 5% of the region's land area. More »

Environmental Training Programme for Iraqi Biologists

In late 2004, BirdLife International's Middle East Office in Jordan began organising and delivering a training programme for Iraqi biologists. More »

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Regional Threatened Bird of the Week Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis