Founded in: 1906
Members: 13,000
Staff: 21
Address: Vesterbrogade 138-140, DK-1620, Copenhagen V, Denmark
Email: dof@dof.dk
Web: http://www.dof.dk

Mission of the organisation

Promoting knowledge of birds and support for nature protection
Protecting birds and improving their habitats nationally and internationally

Key Activities

Mediating a positive attitude towards wild birds and nature among the general public
Lobbying for bird protection on a national, regional and international level
Compiling data on all bird species breeding in or migrating through Denmark, including detailed information on the country's 50 rarest and most threatened breeding species
Supervising and maintaining over 200 IBAs and bird reserves in Denmark

International contacts

Chairman: Christian Hjorth, email: christian.hjorth(at)dof.dk
Director: Jan Ejlsted (member of BirdLife European Committee and BirdLife Global Council), email: jan.ejlsted(at)dof.dk
Head of International Department: Anita Pedersen, email: anita.pedersen(at)dof.dk

Recent Achievements

Published Danmarks Fugleliv 2005, which is a summary of DOF’s knowledge based on 30 years of data combined with political recommendations on actions for all the various nature types of Denmark
In 2004 DOF was appointed partner in a government programme to improve wetland conditions and conditions for raptors by the Minister of Environmental Issues
Published Truede og sjældne ynglefugle I Danmark 1998-2003, which is the result of five years work compiling data on the 50 rarest and most threatened breeding species in Denmark, carried out by a network of volunteers (with a summary in English)
Published Birds of Denmark, which includes full species status assessments
Obtained funding from the Danish Government for a joint three-year project with WCST (BirdLife in Tanzania) aimed at capacity building and for an integrated development and conservation project in the Uluguru Mountains

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